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PERSONAL WORKER'S 
.ASSISTANT 



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TRAVERCE HARRISON 




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coraRiGHT DEPosrr. 



The 

Personal Worker's 

Assistant 



Compiled and arranged by 

TRAVERCE HARRISON 

Author of "Recruiting the Bible Class," "Training for 
Personal Evangelism" 



Bible Topics and Readings for Use 

in Revivals and General 

Evangelistic Work 



Suggestive Hints for Personal 
Workers 



Excuses Carefully Considered 



Scripture Quotations are from the 
American Revised Version 



Copyright, 1921, Standard Publishing Company 
Cincinnati, O. 



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PREFACE 

The special purpose of this little book 
is to assist Christian people in winning 
souls to Christ. 

The early disciples never wearied of 
aiming, day and night, to win, by per- 
sonal effort, through the gospel, New 
Testament Christians. Then it was true 
that every Christian was a personal work- 
er. Aquila and Priscilla made tents and 
spoke of Jesus. One blind man told the 
story of his salvation to another. One 
member of the family sought to turn an- 
other to Jesus. Paul, bound in chains,, 
did not forget to tell the story to the 
guard by his side. We need to see that, 
whatever ideals emerge around it, this 
snail be, more than ever, our ideal-in-chief, 
► our earnest expectation and hope. 

All of the subjects treated herein are 
alphabetically arranged. This will enable 
one to turn quickly to the Scriptures 
needed. 

We send forth this little assistant with 
the hope that all Christians may find in 
it a helper and a friend to be used in 
pointing men and women to Christ. 

Traverce Harrison. 



AUG 31 1921 
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THE BIBLE 

DEFINITIONS 



Bible. Bible is the Greek word biblion, 
which means "book. " Used as a title, it 
means "The Book/' so called because of 
its par pre-eminence. This title first came 
into use among the Greek Christians. 

Testament. The word " testament' ' is 
derived from the Latin word testamentum, 
which means " covenant' ' or "will." The 
title "Testament" came into use during 
the time when the Latin Bible was read 
in Europe. 

Scriptures. The word "scriptures" 
means "writings." The title "Scrip- 
tures" is a New Testament title for the 
books of the Bible. (Ma ( tt. 21: 42; John 5-: 
39; Acts 17:11; 2 Tim. 3:15; 2 Pet. 3: 
16.) 

John 5: 39: "Ye search the scriptures, 
because ye think that in them ye have 
eternal life; and these are they which 
bear witness of me." 

"Oracles of God." "Oracles" mean 
"utterances of God," and these books 
were so called because they contained ut- 
terances of God through inspired men. It 
is, therefore, proper to speak of the Bible 
as the "oracles of God" (Heb. 5:12; 
Acts 7: 38). 

Heb. 5: 12: "For when by reason of the 
time ye ought to be teachers, ye have 
need again that some one teach you the 
rudiments of the first principles of the 
oracles of God; and are become such as 
have need of milk, and not of solid food." 
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THE BIBLE 

THE TWO GREAT DIVISIONS 



The great division of the Bible is found 
on its title-page, which reads: "The Holy 
Bible, containing the Old and New Testa- 
ments. ' ? Though not given by inspiration, 
it is correct. 

The Old Testament.— The Old Testament 
contains that which was spoken in ancient 
times unto the fathers. It is principally ! 
a book of history and shows how God 
selected His people, through wh6"m, in the i 
fullness of time, He sent His Son to re- i 
deem the world. 

1. The Divisions of the Old Testament. 

The Old Testament is divided into four 
parts: Law, History, Poetry, Prophecy. 

2. Names, and Order of the Books. 

(1) There are five books of law: Gen- 
esis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuter- 
onomy. 

(2), There are twelve books of history: 
Joshua, Judges, Euth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 
1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chron- 
icles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther. 

(3) There are five books of poetry: Job, 
Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of 
Solomon. 

(4) There are seventeen books -of 
prophecy: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, 
Ezekiel, Daniel, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Oba- 
diah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, 
Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, .Malachi. 

The New Testament. The New Testa- 
ment covers the first century following the 
birth of Christ. 

That we may study the New Testament 
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THE BIBLE 

THE TWO GREAT DIVISlbNS (Continued) 



profitably, we must have a clear under- 
standing of the nature and design of these 
books. They are divided into four sec- 
tions. 

1. The Gospels. The four Gospels are 
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. They are 
similar in their nature, and were written 
to produce the conviction that Jesus is the 
Christ, the Son of God, and that those 
so convinced " might have life through His 
name." 

2. Acts. The Book of Acts was writ- 
ten by Luke. It tells how men and women 
were brought to Christ in New Testament 
times. In this book the personal worker 
will find model methods for his work. 

3. The Epistles. The Epistles were ad- 
dressed to individuals and churches and 
designed to furnish instructions to all peo- 
ple on how to live as Christians. 

The^ Epistles are: Komans, 1 Corinthians, 
2 Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Phi- 
lippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians), 2 
Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Ti- 
tus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, 1 Peter, 
2 Peter, 1 John, 2 John, 3 John, Jude. 
The first fourteen letters were written by 
Paul, except Hebrews, whose authorship 
is uncertain. The last seven letters were 
written by those whose names they bear. 

4. Prophecy. The last division of the 
New Testament is the Book of Eevelation. 
It sets forth, in the main, the destiny of 
the church. It was written by the apostle 
John. 

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BIBLE STUDY 

WHY STUDY THE BIBLE 



To be familiar with the Bible is the 
secret of a successful Christian life. It 
is likewise the secret of a successful per- 
sonal worker in winning men and women 
to Christ. 

In order to create a desire for an ade- 
quate knowledge of the Bible, we give 
some reasons why every person should 
study the Bible. 

The Bible Is the Most Popular Book in 
the World. Last year Bible societies 
printed and circulated fifteen million Bi- 
bles. It is now printed in five hundred 
languages. The hundred other best-selling 
books do not have a combined sale equal 
to that of the Bible alone. For more than 
nineteen hundred years the Bible has oc- 
cupied the mind more than all other books. 

It Is the One Great Book from God. 

The Bible proposes to be a book from 
God, speaks everywhere with divine au- 
thority and demands our submissions. How 
can we settle the many conflicting opin- 
ions of life unless we go to the "Book of 
books M ! 

It Is the Final Authority in the Chris- 
tian Religion. The greater need of the 
church to-day is to recognize the word of 
God as the final authority in the Christian 
religion. Only by careful study of the 
Bible can we free humanity from modern 
superstitions and the false doctrines taught 
in the name of Christianity. 

Among the many conflicting sources of 
authority, why not go for one's self to 
the great Fountain-head? It is the peo- 
ple's Book. Any one may study it. 
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BIBLE STUDY 

WHY STUDY THE BIBLE (Continued) 



The Bible Meets Every Need. The Bible 
fits into every field and crevice of the hu- 
man heart. Study will teach us how to 
apply its teachings to every condition of 
every human being in every walk of life. 

It Reveals the Way of Salvation. The 

way of salvation is here, and only here, 
clearly and fully shown. What is salva- 
tion, and how obtained, and the security 
and privileges of the Christian, are here 
revealed. 

It Is the Most Powerful Weapon in the 
Warfare of Life. "For the word of God 
is quick, and powerful, and sharper than 
any two-edged sword, and piercing even 
to the dividing of soul and spirit" (Heb. 
4:12).' 

At the coronation of young King Ed- 
ward VI., three swords were brought to 
be carried before him as a symbol of his 
being head of three kingdoms. "There 
is one sword yet lacking," said the king 
— "the Bible; that book is the sword of 
the Spirit, and to be preferred before 
any other. Without that sword we can 
do nothing, we have no power. ' ' The Bible 
was then brought, at his command, and 
carried before him in the procession. 

Whoever would be used of God as a 
personal worker must carry the ' i sword of 
the Spirit." 

Eph. 6:17: "And take the helmet »of 
salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, 
which is the word of God: with all prayer 
and supplication praying at all seasons in 
the Spirit." 

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BIBLE STUDY 

HOW TO STUDY THE BIBLE 



For Christian workers there could be no 
more important question than how to 
study the Bible. There have been many 
earnest persons who have given intense 
thought and effort to the study of the 
Bible, and gained only distorted notions 
of what the Bible teaches because of the 
use of a wrong method of study. It be- 
hooves the personal evangelist to invoke 
the wisest and best counsel in the choice 
of methods of Bible study. 

In view of this fact, we call attention 
to a few suggestions on how to study the 
Bible. 

Get a Good, Well-bound, Clear-type 
Bible. First in importance is the right 
sort of copy of the Bible itself. Do not 
get a cheap Bible. Some essentials of a 
good Bible are: An approved text, in clear 
type, on fine quality of thin paper, with 
wide margins, strongly bound in durable 
leather.. We recommend the Standard edi- 
tion of the American Eevised Version. 

Get Somje Good Aids. Next to the Bible 
is a good Bible dictionary. Almost as 
necessary as a dictionary is a commentary. 
If you propose to continue the study of 
the Bible, you will want a concordance, 
and books on such subjects as prophecy, 
Old Testament history, the life of Christ, 
the teachings of Paul and the historical 
geography of the Holy Land. 

Set Apart a Special Time for Study. Un- 
less you do this, and keep it sacredly, you 
will find other things taking the time, 
and much that has been learned will be 
lost. 

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BIBLE STUDY 

HOW TO STUDY THE BIBLE (Continued) 



Begin with a Right Spirit. First of all, 
it is necessary that you approach the 
study of the Bible in the right" spirit. 

The earnest student of inquiring mind, 
with the right spirit, who studies the Bible 
perseveringly, will find it a mine of untold 
wealth, containing the finest gold. 

Use Pencil and Paper. Makes notes to 
impress teachings upon the memory and 
to preserve the thoughts that come to you. 

Study the Bible by Books. The most 
valuable method of Bible study is a study 
of separate books. Each writer has his 
own individuality. Each book is a unit; 
any verse or paragraph can best be under- 
stood in the light of the whole Book. To 
really master a book, it should be read 
several times before passing on to a second 
book. 

Study the Bible Biographicaily. This 
method is used successfully in "Training 
for Service," by Herbert Moninger. The 
Old Testament history is grouped around 
sixteen major and forty-eight minor char- 
acters. The Gospels are hinged around 
the Master's life. The entire Book of 
Acts may be centered around three men — 
Peter, Philip and Paul. This method of 
study will yield results of the largest 
value and make its facts more easily re- ; 
membered. 

Use the Bible as a Book of Devotion. 

In addition to the study of the Bible by 
the methods that have been mentioned, the 
Bible ought to be regularly read and 
studied as a book of devotion. 



PERSONAL EVANGELISM 

SEASONS FOR PERSONAL EVANGELISM 



' l Evangelism ' ' comes from a Greek 
word which means "good news. " The 
" evangelist, ' ' therefore, is a proclaimer 
of good news. The personal evangelist is 
a man or woman who goes to others and 
proclaims the "good news," and seeks, by 
personal effort, to win them to Christ. 
Every Christian ought to be a personal 
evangelist, and, however many other obli- 
gations may rest upon him, the obligation 
of bringing others to Christ is of the first 
importance. It will be a great day when 
the church is aroused to the responsibility 
and privilege of personal evangelism. 

Because of Its Great Importance in the 
Ministry of Jesus. Jesus was a personal 
evangelist. He was ready at all times to 
give His message, whether it be to one man 
who climbed up a tree, or to a multitude 
thronging around Him. His was always 
a personal message. From His intense 
spirit,^ it is quite evident that Jesus ex- 
pects us to be personal evangelists. 

Because It Is the Best Way to Reach 
the People. We have been amazed in our 
study of the lives of men and women who 
have been specially used of God, to see 
that nearly all of them have come to 
Christ through personal evangelism. 

Dwiglrt L. Moody is a notable illustra- 
tion of the influence of the personal touch. 

Dr. Maclaren, in speaking of the power 
of the personal touch, says: li Preaching 
to a congregation has its divine place and 
value; but private and personal talk, hon- 
estly and wisely done, will effect more 
than the most eloquent preaching. 
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PERSONAL EVANGELISM 

REASONS FOR PERSONAL EVANGELISM 

(Continued) 



Because It Was Commanded by Jesus. 
The Master spoke in no uncertain way: 
"And he said unto them, Go ye into all 
the world, and preach the gospel to the 
whole creation. He that believeth and is 
baptized shall be saved; but he that dis- 
believeth shall be condemned" (Mark 16: 
15-20). 

Because It Was Done Most Effectively 
by the Apostles. Andrew, through per- 
sonal effort, brought his brother Peter to 
Christ. Philip, through personal solicita- 
tion, brought Nathanael to Jesus (John 1: 
29-51). Peter and John brought about 
the conversion of the cripple at the gate 
of the temple (Acts 3: 1-26). Paul was 
a personal evangelist (Tit. 1: 4, 5; Acts 16: 
12-34). In fact, all of the early disciples 

"went everywhere preaching the word." 
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Because of Its Unlimited Opportunity. 

This is truly a day of wonderful opportu- 
nity, and the demand for reapers is greater 
than ever before. 

Because of Our Personal Responsibility. 

God has given us our talents. We are re- 
sponsible for the use we make of them. 
The saddest moment in a man's life will 
be when he goes to judgment Htnnpty- 
handed. 

Because of Great Reward that Is Prom- 
ised. The greatest reward that can come 
to us is the joy of seeing men and women 
coming to Christ. There is also a reward 
in eternity, for this is promised to us in 
Dan. 12: 3. 

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THE PERSONAL WORKER 

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS 



He Must Be Enthusiastic. Enthusiasm 
is a necessary factor in your work. The 
people with whom you talk will estimate 
the worth of the Christian life more by 
the animated face and flashing eye than by 
what you have to say. If for any reason 
your enthusiasm is running low, take 
yourself in hand and generate new en- 
thusiasm. It is indispensable to the suc- 
cess of landing your prospect. 

He Must Be Cheerful. We must address 
ourselves to the great art of winning men 
in the exuberance which belongs to a 
thankful and praiseful heart. 

He Must Know His Bible, and How to 
Use It. The word of God is called the 
"sword of the Spirit" (Eph. 6:17). No 
one would go into battle without some 
sort of a weapon to fight with. A soldier 
could not do much in battle if he did not 
know how to use his weapon. We must 
study to rightly divide the Word of truth 
(2 Tim. 2: 15), to know how to show men 
the way of salvation. Not a day should be 
permitted to pass without our Bible being 
opened and perused. 

He Must Realize that All Out of Christ 
Are Lost. The testimony of the Word 
concerning sin and the doom of the sinner 
is found in Eph. 2: 1-3, 12; Ps. 9: 17; Eom. 
6: 23, and many other passages of Scrip- 
ture. When people really believe, down 
in their hearts, that the one out of Christ 
is lost, is going down to eternal hell, and 
that no power but the blood of Jesus 
can save him, there will be more earnest- 
ness for the salvation of souls. 
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THE PERSONAL WORKER 

WHAT TO DO 



Keep Yourself Out of Sight. Mark Guy 
Pearse, an expert fisher, gives three essen- 
tial rules for successful fishing, and con- 
cerning which he says: "It is no good 
trying if you don't mind them. The first 
rule is this: Keep yourself out of sight. 
And, secondly, keep yourself further out 
of sight. And, thirdly, keep yourself fur- 
ther out of sight I" Mr. Pearse 's counsel 
is confirmed by every fisher. "Let the 
trout see the angler, and the angler will 
catch no trout." Now, this is a first 
essential in the art of man-fishing: the 
suppression and eclipse of the personal 
worker. Let us remember that so soon as 
people see the personal worker, they will 
not take his bait. As soon as we become 
prominent our Lord is never seen. Keep 
out of sight! 

Keep to tlie Subject. After you have 
gained an interview with the individual, 
keep to the subject, and keep the* individ- 
ual to the subject. He may want to switch 
off on to election, socialism, etc., but don't 
be sidetracked. Keep to the main issue. 
The woman spoken of in the fourth chap- 
ter of John is an Example. Christ put 
His finger on her sin, and she said: "I 
perceive that thou art a prophet. Our 
fathers worshipped in this mountain, and 
ye say that in Jerusalem is the place where 
men ought to worship." A controversy 
might have been 'started. Christ brought 
her right to the main issue, and again 
she dodged.* l ' I know* Messiah cometh. ' ' 
Christ said, ' ' I am he, ' ? bringing her right 
around. It was the same with NicodeirfUs. 
' l Rabbi, we know that thou "art a teacher 
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THE PERSONAL WORKER 

WHAT TO DO (Continued) 



come from God," etc. Jesus said: "Ye 

must be born again." He brought each 

case right to the great need and the cure. 
We should do the same. 

Be Persistent. Bemember, your business 
is to witness. Jesus requires faithful, pa- 
tient, helpful service. Never give up a 
case; go after them a hundredth time if 
necessary. God will give you the victory 
at last. Have faith always. 

Keep Still While Another Is Talking. 

When two or three talk to an individual 
at the same time, he often becomes con- 
fused and is unable to think for himself. 
If you wish to talk to the individual, ask 
the other person to wait for a few minutes, 
or withdraw yourself till he has finished. 

Always Use the Bible. Open your Bi- 
ble and let the person read for himself. 
You can go over the verse slowly, point- 
ing out the various parts of verse you 
wish him to notice. Then have him read 
the verse slowly, and give him time to 
take it in and understand it. 

Instruct the Young Oonvert. To make 
your work effective, always instruct the 
young convert in his first duties as a Chris- 
tian. See that he has a Testament to 
carry with him always. Direct him as to 
bast books to read first — John's Gospel, 
Ephesians, Philippians, Timothy, etc. 
Show the necessity of prayer — daily, se- 
cret and public prayer. Try to have 
him "have a place and time to pray, and 
read the Bible every day." Urge him 
to work for the salvation of others; to 
avoid places of temptation, etc. 

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THE PERSONAL WORKER 

WHAT NOT TO DO 



Don't Argue. Never get into any argu- 
ments about the things of God. Few 
are ever won by argument. Do not argue 
with him. Answer all he has to say with 
the Bible. It is the sword of the Spirit, 
and will cut. Your work is to declare 
the Word, not to prove it. 

Don't Scold. "And the Lord's servant 
must not strive, but be gentle towards all, 
apt to teach, forbearing, in meekness cor- 
recting them that oppose themselves; if 
peradventure God may give them repen- 
tance unto the knowledge of the truth, 
and they may recover themselves out of 
the snare of the devil, having been taken 
captive by him unto his will" (2 Tim. 2: 
24-26). 

Don't Be Put Off. To-day is the day of 
salvation. Now is the acceptable time. 
To-morrow may be too late. 

Don't Talk All the Time. When you 
have made the way clear from the Bible^ 
then give the individual a chance to talk 
or ask questions. Don't answer foolish 
inquiries. 

Don't Talk Down. We mean by this, 
don't talk as though you were an angel 
and the individual was the chief of sin- 
ners; speak of yourself as a sinner saved 
by the blood of Christ. There should be 
no suggestion of "big I or little you M 
in personal evangelism. 

Don't Depend on Seeing People by 
Chance. Solicit *souls for the Lord in a 
businesslike way. Go on .purpose to see 
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THE PERSONAL WORKER 

"WHAT NOT TO DO (Continued) 



the individual, and clearly state your 
mission. In this way your personal in- 
terest will manifest itself and shine 
through your words, and create a desire 
to come to Christ. 

Don't Forget that Your Own Life Stands 
Back of All You Say. A young man was 
asked by whose preaching he bad been 
converted, and replied: "By no person's 
preaching — by my mother's practicing. ' ' 
The Sanhedrin "took knowledge of Peter 
and John, that they had been with Jesus; " 
their association with the Son of God was 
manifested in their lives. The fine art 
of soul-winning can best be mastered by 
the man who, by actions and words, re- 
veals Christ's presence. The natives of 
Burmah said of Judson: "There goes Jesus 
Christ's man." The same should be said 
of every personal evangelist to-day. 

Don't Use Too Many Passages. Try one 

verse, and if that does not take hold of 
the person, then try another. If you use 
too many passages of Scripture, it will 
confuse the individual. One passage, well 
applied, will generally do the work. 



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TOPIC 

AMUSEMENTS 



1 Cor. 6: 12: "All things are lawful for 
me; but not all things are expedient. All 
things are lawful for me; but I will not 
be brought under the power of any. " 

1 Cor. 8:13: " Wherefore, if meat 
causeth my brother to stumble, I will eat 
no flesh for ever more, that I cause not 
my brother to stumble. " 

1 Thess. 5:22: "Abstain from every 
form of evil. ,, 

John 15: 19: "If ye were of the world, 
the world would love its own: but because 
ye are not of the world, but I chose you 
out of the world, therefore the world 
hateth you. ,, 

John 17: 16: "They are not of the world, 
even as I am not of the world. " 

Bom. 14:21: "It is good not to eat 
flesh, nor to drink wine, nor to do any- 
thing whereby thy brother stumbleth. ' ' 

Rom. 13: 14: "But put ye on the Lord 
Jesus Christ, and make not provision for 
the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. 



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Col. 3: 17: "And whatsoever ye do, in 
word or deed, do all in the name of the 
Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the 
Father through him." 

1 Cor. 10: 31, 32: "Whether therefore ye 
eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all 
to the glory of God. Give no occasion of 
stumbling either to Jews, or to Greeks, or 
to the church of God." 
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TOPIC 

ASSURANCE 



John 10: 14, 15: "I am the good shep- 
herd; and I know mine own, and mine own 
know me, even as the Father knoweth me, 
and I know the Father; and I lay down 
my life for the sheep. " 

John 10:27-30: "My sheep hear my 
voice, and I know them, and they follow 
me: and I give unto them eternal life; 
and they shall never perish, and no one 
shall snatch them out of my hand. My 
Father, who hath given them unto me, 
is greater than all; and no one is able to 
snatch them out of the Father's hand;" 

1 John 5: 10-14: "He that belie veth on 
the Son of God hath the witness in him: 
he that believeth not God hath made him 
a liar; because he hath not believed in 
the witness that God hath borne concern- 
ing his Son. And the witness is this, that 
God gave unto us eternal life, and this 
life is in his Son. He that hath the Son 
hath the life; he that hath not the Son 
of God hath not the life. These things 
have I written unto you, that ye may know 
that ye have eternal life, even unto you 
that believe on the name of the Son of 
God." 

1 John 3: 14: "We know that we have 
passed out of death into life, because we 
love the brethren. He that loveth not 
abideth in death." 

Rom. 8:16, 17: "The Spirit himself 
beareth witness with our spirit, that we 
are children of God: and if children, 
then heirs, heirs of God, and joint-heirs 
with Christ." 

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TOPIC 

BACKSLIDER 



2 Pet. 2: 21: "For it were better for 
them not to have known the way of right- 
eousness, than, after knowing it, to turn 
back from the holy commandment deliv- 
ered unto them." 

1 John 1: 9: "If we confess our sins, he 
is faithful and righteous to forgive us 
our sins, and to cleanse us from all un- 
righteousness. ' ' 

Rev. 3:16: "So because thou art luke- 
warm, and neither hot nor cold, I will 
spew thee out of my mouth." 

, Heb. 3:12: "Take heed, brethren, lest 
haply there shall be in any one of you 
an evil heart of unbelief, in falling away 
from the living God. " 

Luke 15:20, 21: "And he arose, and 
came to his father. But while he was yet 
afar off, his father saw him, and was 
moved with compassion, and ran, and fell 
on his neck, and kissed him. And the 
son said unto him, Father, I have sinned 
against heaven, and in thy sight.' ' 

Rev. 2:4, 5: "But I have this against 
thee, that thou didst leave thy first love. 
Eemember therefore whence thou art fall- 
en, and repent and do the first works; or 
else I come to thee, and will move thy 
candlestick out of its place, except thou 
repent. ' ' 

* Gal. 4: 9: "But now that ye have come 
to know God, or rather to be known by 
God, how turn ye back again to the weak 
and beggarly rudiments, whereunto ye de- 
sire to be in bondage over again? " 
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TOPIC 

BACKSLIDER (Continued) 



Mark 4:5-20: "And other fell on the 
rocky ground, where it had not much 
earth; and when the sun was risen, it 
was scorched. And other fell among 
the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and 
choked it, and it yielded no fruit. And 
others fell into the good ground, and 
yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; 
and brought forth, thirtyfold, and sixty- 
fold, and a hundredfold. And he said, 
Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. And 
when he was alone, they that were about 
him with the twelve asked of him the par- 
ables. And he said unto them, Unto you 
is given the mystery of the kingdom of 
God: but unto them that are without, all 
things are done in parables: that seeing 
they may see, and not perceive; and hear- 
ing they may hear, and not understand; 
lest haply they should turn again, and it 
should be forgiven them. And he saith 
unto them, Know ye not this parable? and 
how shall ye know all the parables? The 
sower soweth the word. And these are 
they by the way side, where the word is 
sown; and when they have heard, straight- 
way cometh Satan, and taketh away the 
word which hath been sown in them. And 
these in like manner are they that are 
sown upon the rocky places, who, when 
they have heard the word, straightway 
they stumble. And others are they that 
are sown among the thorns; these are 
they that have heard the word, and the 
cares of the world, and the deceitfulness 
of riches, and the lusts of other things 
entering in, choke the word, and it be- 
cometh unf ruitf ul. ' '- 
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TOPIC 

BAPTISM 



Matt. 3:13-17: "Then come'th Jesus 
from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, 
to be baptized of him. But John would 
have hindered him, saying, I have need 
to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to 
me? But Jesus answering said unto 
him, Suffer it now: for thus it becometh 
us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he 
suffereth him. And Jesus, when he was 
baptized, went up straightway from the 
water: and lo, the heavens were opened 
unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God 
descending as a dove, and coming upon 
him; and lo, a voice out of the heavens, 
saying, This is my beloved Son. in whom 
I am well pleased." 

Mark 16: 16: "He that believeth and is 
baptized shall be saved; but he that disbe- 
lieveth shall be condemned." 

Acts 9: 18, 19: "And straightway there 
fell from his eyes as it were scales, and he 
received his sight; and he arose and was 
baptized; and he took food and was 
strengthened. ' ' 

Acts 8: 36-39: "And as they went on the 
way, they came unto a certain water; and 
the eunuch saith, Behold, here is water; 
what doth hinder me to be baptized? And 
he commanded the chariot to stand still: 
and they both went down into the water, 
both Philip and the eunuch; and he bap- 
tized him. And when they came up out of 
the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught 
away Philip; and the eunuch saw him 
no more, for he went on his way rejoic- 
ing." 

21 



TOPIC 

BAPTISM (Continued) 



Mark 1: 4, 5: "John came, who baptized 
in the wilderness and pieached the bap- 
tism of repentance unto the remission of 
sins. And there went out unto him all the 
country of Judsea, and all they of Jerusa- 
lem; and they were baptized of him in 
the river Jordan, confessing their sins. " 

Matt. 28: 19, 20: "Go ye therefore, and 
make disciples of all the nations, baptizing 
them into the name of the Father and of 
the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching 
them to observe all things whatsoever I 
commanded you: and lo, I am with you 
always, even unto the end of the world. " 

Acts 2: 37, 38: "Now when they heard 
this, they were pricked* in their heart, and 
said unto Peter and the rest of the apos- 
tles, Brethren, what shall we do? And 
Peter said unto them, Eepent ye, and be 
baptized every one of you in the name of 
Jesus Christ unto the remission of your 
sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the 
Holy Spirit. " 

Rom. 6: 3, 4: "Or are ye ignorant that 
all we who were baptized into Christ 
Jesus were baptized into his death? We 
were buried therefore with him through 
baptism into death: that like as Christ 
was raised from the dead through the glory 
of the Father, so we also might walk in 
newness of life. ,, 

Ool. 2: 12: "Having been buried with 
him in baptism, wherein ye were also 
raised with him through faith in the work- 
ing of God, who raised him from the 
dead." 

22 



TOPIC 

BUSINESS 



Luke 12: 15: "And he said unto them, 
Take heed, and keep yourselves from all 
covetousness: for a man's life consisteth 
not in the abundance of the things which 
he possesseth." 

Mark 8: 36-38: "For what doth it profit 
a man, to gain the whole world, and for- 
feit his life? Tor what should a man 
give in exchange for his life? For who- 
soever shall be ashamed of me and of my 
words in this adulterous and sinful genera- 
tion, the Son of man also shall be ashamed 
of him, when he cometh in the glory of 
his Father with the holy angels." 

1 Tim. 6: 9-11: " But they that are mind- 
ed to be rich fall into a temptation and 
a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, 
such as drown men in destruction and per- 
dition. For the love of money is a root 
of all kinds of evil: which some reaching 
after have been led astray from the faith, 
and have pierced themselves through with 
many sorrows." 

Matt. 6:19-21: "Lay not up for your- 
selves treasures upon the earth, where 
moth and rust consume, and where thieves 
break through and steal: but lay up for 
yourselves treasures in heaven, where 
neither moth nor rust doth consume, and 
where thieves do not break through nor 
steal: for where thy treasure is, there will 
thy heart be also."' 

1 Tim. 6:17: "Charge them that are 
rich in this present world, that they be 
not highminded, nor have their hope set 
on the uncertainty of riches, but on 
God." 

23 



CHRIST DIVINE 

GOD'S TESTIMONY 



Matt. 3: 16-18: " And Jesus, when he was 
baptized, went up straightway from the 
water: and lo, the heavens were opened 
unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God 
descending as a dove, and coming upon 
him; and lo, a voice out of the heavens, 
saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom 
I am well pleased." 

John 12:28-31: "Father, glorify thy 
name. There came therefore a voice out 
of heaven, saying, I have both glorified 
it, and will glorify it again. The multi- 
tude therefore, that stood by, and heard 
it, said that it had thundered: others 
said, An angel hath spoken to him. Jesus 
answered and said, This voice hath not 
come for my sake, but for your sakes. M 

Matt. 17:1-7: "And after six days 
Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, 
and John his brother, and bringeth them up 
into a? high mountain apart: and he was 
transfigured before them; and his face did 
shine as the sun, and his garments became 
white as the light. And behold, there ap- 
peareth unto them Moses and Elijah talk- 
ing with him. And Peter answered, and 
said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us 
to be here: if thou wilt, I will make 
here three tabernacles; one for thee, and 
one for Moses, and one for Elijah. While 
he was yet speaking, behold, a bright 
cloud overshadowed them: and behold, a 
voice out of the cloud, saying, This is 
my beloved Son, in whom I am well 
pleased; hear ye him. And when the dis- 
ciples heard it, they fell on their face, 
and were sore afraid. " 
24 



CHRIST DIVINE 

CHRIST'S OWN TESTIMONY 



John 10:30: "I and the Father are 



Matt. 28: 18: "And Jesus came to them 
and spake unto them, saying, All authority 
hath been given unto me in heaven and 
on earth." 

John 5:22-24: "For neither doth the 
Father judge any man, but he hath given 
all judgment unto the Son; that all may 
honor the Son, even as they honor the 
Father. He that honoreth not the Son 
honoreth not the Father that sent him. " 

John 14:8-10: "Philip saith unto him, 
Lord, show us the Father, and it sufficeth 
us. Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so 
long time with you, and dost thou not 
know me, Philip? he that hath seen me 
hath seen the Father; how sayest thou, 
Show us the Father?" 

John 17: 5, 21: "And now, Father, glori- 
fy thou me with thine own self with the 
glory which I had with thee before the 
world was. That they may all be one; 
even as thou, Father, art in me, and I 
in thee, that they also may be in us: 
that the world may believe that thou didst 
send me." 

John 9:35-38: "Jesus heard that they 
had cast him out; and finding him, he 
said, Dost thou believe on the Son of 
God? He answered and said, And who is 
he, Lord, that I may believe on him? 
Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen 
him, and he it is that speaketh with 
thee." 

25 



CHRIST DIVINE 

TESTIMONY OF MEN 



John 1:1, 14: "In the beginning was 
the Word, and the Word was with God, 
and the Word was God. And the Word 
became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we 
beheld his glory, glory as of the only be- 
gotten from the Father), full of grace 
and truth. " 

John 3:31, 33: "He that cometh from 
above is above all: he that is of the earth 
is of the earth, and of the earth he speak - 
eth: he that cometh from heaven is above 
alL He that hath received his witness 
hath set his seal to this, that God is true. ' J 

John 20:28: "Thomas answered and 
said unto him, My Lord and my God." 

John 1:49: "Nathanael answered him, 
Eabbi, thou art the Son of God." 

2 Pet. 1: 17-19: "For he received from 
God the Father honor and glory, when 
there was borne such a voice to him by 
the Majestic Glory, This is my beloved 
Son, in whom I am well pleased: and this 
voice we ourselves heard borne out of 
heaven, when we were with him in the holy 
mount." 

Phil. 2:6: "Who, existing in the form 
of God, counted not the being on an equal- 
ity with God a thing to be grasped." 

Col. 1: 15, 19: "Who is the image of the 
invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. 
For it was the good pleasure of the Father 
that in him should all the fulness dwell." 

Col. 2:9: "For in him dwelleth all the 
fulness of the Godhead bodily." 
26 



CHRIST DIVINE 

TESTIMONY OF DEMONS 



Matt. 8: 28-30: "And when he was come 
to the other side into the country of the 
Gadarenes, there met him two possessed 
with demons, coming forth out of the 
tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man 
could pass by that way. And behold, they 
cried out, saying, What have we to do 
with thee, thou Son of God? art thou 
come hither to torment us before the 
time?" 

Mark 1:23-25: "And straightway there 
was in their synagogue a man with an un- 
clean spirit; and he cried out, saying, 
What have we to do with thee, Jesus 
thou Nazarene? art thou come to destroy 
us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy 
One of God." 

Mark 3: 11: "And the unclean spirits, 
whensoever they beheld him, fell down be- 
fore him, and cried, saying, Thou art the 
Son of God. ' ' 

Luke 4: 41: "And demons also came out 
from many, crying out, and saying, Thou 
art the Son of God. And rebuking them, 
he suffered them not to speak, because 
they knew that he was the Christ." 

Heb. 1:6: "And when he again bring- 
eth in the firstborn into the world he 
saith, And let all the angels of God wor- 
ship him. ' ' 

Phil. 2: 10: "That in the name of Jesus 
every knee should bow, of things in heaven 
and things on earth and things under the 
earth. ' ' 

27 



CHRIST 

OUR REDEEMER 



Mark 10: 45: "For the Son of man also 
came not to be ministered unto, but to 
minister, and to give 'his life a ransom for 
many. " 

Bom. 5:6, 8: "For while we were yet 
weak, in due season Christ died for the 
ungodly. But God commendeth his own 
love toward us, in that, while we were yet 
sinners, Christ died for us." 

Gal. 3:13: "Christ redeemed us from 
the curse of the law, having become a 
curse for us; for it is written, Cursed is 
every one that hangeth on a tree. ' ' 

Tit. 2:14: "Who gave himself for us, 
that he might redeem us from all iniquity, 
and purify unto himself a people for his 
own possession, zealous of good works. ' ' 

Heb. 9:26: "Else must he often have 
suffered since the foundation of the world: 
but now once at the end of the ages hath 
he been manifested to put away sin by 
the sacrifice of himself. " 

1 Pet. 2:24: "Who his own self bare 
our sins in his body upon the tree, that we, 
having died unto sins, might live unto 
righteousness; by whose stripes ye were 
healed. " 

1 Pet. 3:18: "Because Christ also suf- 
fered for sins once, the righteous for the 
unrighteous, that he might bring us to 
God, being put to death in the flesh, but 
made alive in the spirit.' ' 
28 






CHRIST 

OUR RISEN SAVIOUR 



Matt. 28: 5-7: "And the angel answered 
and said unto the women, Fear not ye: 
for I know that ye seek Jesus, who hath 
been crucified. He is not here; for he is 
risen, even as he said. Come, see the 
place where the Lord lay. " 

Acts 2: 32: "This Jesus did God raise up, 
whereof we all are witnesses." 

Acts 4: 33: "And with great power gave 
the apostles their witness of the resurrec- 
tion of the Lord Jesus: and great grace 
was upon them all." 

Rom. 1: 4: "Who was declared to be the 
Son of God with power, according to the 
spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from 
the dead; even Jesus Christ our Lord." 

2 Oor. 4:14: "Knowing that he that 
raised up the Lord Jesus shall raise up us 
also with Jesus, and shall present us with 
you. ' ' 

2 Tim. 2:8: "Eemember Jesus Christ, 
risen from the dead, of the seed of David, 
according to my gospel." 

Luke 24:5-7: "And as they were 
affrighted and bowed down their faces to 
the earth, they said unto them, Why seek 
ye the living among the dead? He is not 
here, but is risen: remember how he spake 
unto you when he was yet in Galilee." 

^ 1 Pet. 1: 21: "Who through him are be- 
lievers in God, that raised him from the 
dead and gave him glory: so that your 
faith and hope might be in God." 
29 



CHRIST 

OUR JUSTIFIER 



Rom. 8:33: "Who shall lay anything 
to the charge of God's elect? It is God 
that justifieth." 

Rom. 5: 9: "Much more then, being now 
justified by his blood, shall we be saved 
from the wrath of God through him." 

Rom. 3:24: "Being justified freely by 
his grace through the redemption that is 
in Christ Jesus." 

Tit. 3:7: "That being justified by his 
grace, we might be made heirs according 
to the hope of eternal life. 9 - ' 

Rom. 4: 25: "Who was delivered up for 
our trespasses, and was raised for our 
justification." 

Rom. 4:5: "But to him that worketh 
not, but believeth on him that justifieth 
the ungodly, his faith is reckoned for 
righteousness. ' y 

Gal. 2: 16: "Yet knowing that a man is 
not justified by the works of the' law, but 
through faith in Jesus Christ, even we 
believed on Christ Jesus, that we might be 
justified by faith in Christ, and not by 
the works of the law: because by the works 
of the law shall no flesh be justified." 

Acts 13: 39: "And by him every one 
that believeth is justified from all things, 
from which ye could not be justified by 
the law of Moses." 

Rom. 5: 1: "Being therefore justified by 
faith, we have peace with God through 
our Lord Jesus Christ." 
30 



CHRIST 

OUR ADVOCATE 



Heb. 10: 11-13: "By which will we have 
»»een sanctified through the offering of 
the body of Jesus Christ once for all. 
And every priest indeed standeth day by 
day ministering and offering oftentimes the 
same sacrifices, the which can never take 
away sins: but he, when he had offered 
one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down 
on the right hand of God. " 

Heb. 4: 14: "Having then a great high 
priest, who hath passed through the heav- 
ens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold 
fast our confession. ' ' 

1 John 2: 1: "My little children, these 
things write I unto you that ye may not 
sin. And if any man sin, we have an 
Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ 
the righteous. " 

Heb. 9:12, 24: "Nor yet through the 
blood of goats and calves, but through his 
own blood, entered in once for all into 
the holy place, having obtained eternal 
redemption. For Christ entered not into 
a holy place made with hands, like in 
pattern to the true; but into heaven itself, 
now to appear before the face of God 
for us. ,, 

John 17:20: "Neither for these only 
do I pray, but for them also that believe 
on me through their word. " 

Rom. 8:34: "Who is he that condemn- 
eth? It is Christ Jesus that died, yea 
rather, that was raised from the dead, 
who is at the right hand of God, who also 
maketh intercession for us. " 
3 31 



CHRIST 

OUR EXAMPLE 



John 13: 15: "For I have given you an 
example, that ye also should do as I have 
done to you. " 

Rom. 15:5: "Now the God of patience 
and of comfort grant you to be of the 
same mind one with another according 
to Christ Jesus. " 

John 8:29: "And he that sent me is 
with me; he hath not left me alone; for I 
do always the things that are pleasing to 
him. ' ' 

Luke 6:12: "And it came to pass in 
these days, that he went out into the 
mountain to pray; and he continued all 
night in prayer to God." 

Phil. 2:5-7:* "Have this mind in you, 
which was also in Christ Jesus: who, 
existing in the form of God, counted not 
the being on an equality with God a thing 
to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking 
the form of a servant, being made in the 
likeness of men." 

Heb. 12: 3: "For consider him that hath 
endured such gainsaying of sinners against 
himself, that ye wax not weary, fainting 
in your souls." 

1 Pet. 2:21: "For hereunto were ye 
called: because Christ also suffered for 
you, leaving you an example, that ye 
should follow his steps. ' ' 

1 Pet. 4: 1: "Forasmuch then as Christ 
suffered in the flesh, arm ye yourselves 
also with the same mind; for he that suf- 
fered in the flesh hath ceased from sin." 
32 



TOPIC 

CHURCH 



Heb. 10: 25: " Not forsaking our own 
assembling. together, as the custom of some 
is, but exhorting one another; and so 
much the more as ye see the day drawing 
nigh. ' ' 

Heb. 3:6: "But Christ as a son, over 
his house; whose house are we, if we hold 
fast bur boldness and the glorying of our 
hope firm unto the end. " 

1 Pet. 2: 5: "Ye also, as living stones, 
are built up a spiritual house, to be a 
holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sac- 
rifices, acceptable to God through Jesus 
Christ. \ ' 

Act 2: 46: "And day by day, continuing 
stedfastly with one accord in the temple, 
and breaking bread at home, they took 
their food with gladness and singleness 
of heart.' ' 

Eph. 5: 23-28: "For the husband is the 
head of the wife, as Christ also is the 
head of the church, being himself the 
saviour of the body. But as the church is 
subject to Christ, so let the wives also 
be to their husbands in everything. Hus- 
bands, love your wives, even as Christ also 
loved the church, and gave himself up 
for it; that he might sanctify it, having 
cleansed it by the washing of water with 
the word, that he might present the church 
to himself a glorious church, not having 
spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but 
that it should be holy and without blemish. 
Even so ought husbands also to love their 
own wives as their own bodies. He that 
loveth his own wife loveth himself.' ' 
33 



TOPIC 

CONFESSION 



Matt. 10:32, 33: "Every one therefore 
who shall confess me before men, him will 
I also confess before my Father who is 
in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me 
before men, him will I also deny before 
my Father who is in heaven. " 

1 John 4:2, 3: "Hereby know ye the 
Spirit of God: every spirit that confesseth 
that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is 
of God: and every spirit that confesseth 
not Jesus is not of God: and this is the 
spirit of the antichrist, whereof ye have 
heard that it cometh; and now it is in the 
world already. " 

1 John 4: 15: "Whosoever shall confess 
that Jesus is the Son of God, God abideth 
in him, and he in God. ' ' 

John 1: 15-19: "John beareth witness of 
him, and crieth, saying, This was he of 
whom I said, He that cometh after me 
is become before me: for he was before 
me. For of his fulness we all received, and 
grace for grace. For the law was given 
through Moses; grace and truth came 
through Jesus Christ. No man hath seen 
God at any time; the only begotten Son, 
who is in the bosom of the Father, he 
hath declared him." 

Rom. 10:9-12: "Because if thou shalt 
confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, 
and shalt believe in thy heart that God 
raised him from the dead, thou shalt be 
saved: for with the heart man believeth 
unto righteousness; and with the mouth 
confession is made unto salvation. For 
the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth 
on him shall not be put to shame. n 
34 



TOPIC 

CONVERSION 



Matt. 18:3: "And said, Verily I say 
unto you, Except ye turn, and become as 
little children, ye shall in no wise enter 
into the kingdom of heaven." 

Acts 3: 19: "Repent ye therefore, and 
turn again, that your sins may be blotted 
out, that so there come seasons of refresh- 
ing from the presence of the Lord. " 

Acts 11:21: "And the hand of the 
Lord was with them: and a great number 
that believed turned unto the Lord." 

Jas. 5:19-21: "My brethren, if any 
among you err from the truth, and one 
convert him, let him know, that he who 
converteth a sinner from the error of his 
way shall save a soul from death, and 
shall cover a multitude of sins. ' y 

Acts 16:31: "And they said, Believe 
on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be 
saved, thou and thy house." 

Mark 4: 12: "That seeeing they may 
see, and not perceive; and hearing they 
may hear, and not understand; lest haply 
they should turn again, and it should be 
forgiven them. ' ? 

Acts 9:35: "And all that dwelt at 
Lydda and in Sharon saw him, and they 
turned to the Lord." 

Acts 26: 20: "But declared both to them 
of Damascus first, and at Jerusalem, and 
throughout all the country of Judaea, and 
also to the Gentiles, that they should re- 
pent and turn to God, doing works worthy 
of repentance. ? ' 

35 



CONVERSIONS 

THE THREE THOUSAND 



Acts 2: 1-9, 36-43: "And when the day 
of Pentecost was now come, they were all 
together in one place. And suddenly there 
came from heaven a sound as of the rush- 
ing of a mighty wind, and it filled all 
the house where they were sitting. And 
there appeared unto them tongues parting 
asunder, like as of fire; and it sat upon 
each one of them. And they were all filled 
with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak 
with other tongues, as the Spirit gave 
them utterance. 

"Now there were dwelling at Jerusalem 
Jews, devout men, from every nation un- 
der heaven. And when this sound was 
heard, the multitude came together, and 
were confounded, because that every man 
heard them speaking in his own language. 
And they were all amazed and marvelled, 
saying, Behold, are not all these that speak 
Galileans? And how hear we, every man 
in our^ own language wherein we were 
born? Let all the house of Israel there- 
fore know assuredly, that God hath made 
him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom 
ye crucified. 

"Now when they heard this, they were 
pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter 
and the rest of the apostles, Brethren, 
what shall we do? And Peter said unto 
them, Repent ye, and be baptized every 
one of you in the name of Jesus Christ 
unto the remission of your sins; and ye 
shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 
For to you is the promise, and to your 
children, and to all that are afar off, even 
as many as the Lord our God shall call 
unto him. 

"And with many other words he testi- 
36 



CONVERSIONS 

THE SAMARITANS 



fied, and exhorted them, saying, Save your- 
selves from this crooked generation. They 
then that received his word were baptized: 
and there were added unto them in that 
day about three thousand souls. 

"And they continued stedfastly in the 
apostles' teaching and fellowship, in the 
breaking of bread and the prayers." 

Acts 8: 4-14: "They therefore. that were 
scattered abroad went about preaching the 
word. And Philip went down to the city 
of Samaria, and proclaimed unto them the 
Christ. And the multitudes gave heed 
with one accord unto the things that were 
spoken by Philip, when they heard, and 
saw the signs which he did. For from 
many of those that had unclean spirits, 
they came out, crying with a loud voice: 
and many that were palsied, and that were 
lame, were healed. And there was much 
joy in that city. 

"But there was a certain man, Simon 
by name, who beforetime in the city used 
sorcery, and amazed the people of Samaria, 
giving out that himself was some great 
one: to whom they all gave heed, from 
the least to the greatest, saying, This man 
is that power of God which is called 
Great. And they gave heed to him, be- 
cause that of long time he had amazed 
them with his sorceries. But when they 
believed Philip preaching good tidings con- 
cerning the kingdom of God and the name 
of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both 
men and women. And Simon also himself 
believed: and being baptized, he continued 
with Philip; and beholding signs and great 
miracles wrought, he was amazed. " 
. 37 



CONVERSIONS 

THE EUNUCH 



Acts 8:26-41: "But an angel of the 
Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and 
go toward the south unto the way that 
goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza: 
the same is desert. And he arose and 
went: and behold, a man of Ethiopia, a 
eunuch of great authority under Candace, 
queen of the Ethiopians, who was over 
all her treasure, who had come to Jerusa- 
lem to worship; and he was returning and 
sitting in his chariot, and was reading 
the prophet Isaiah. And the Spirit said 
unto Philip, Go near, and join thyself to 
this chariot. And Philip ran to him, and 
heard him reading Isaiah the prophet, and 
said, Understandest thou what thou read- 
est? And he said, How can I, except some 
one shall guide me? And he besought 
Philip to come up end sit with him. Now 
the passage of the scripture which he was 
reading was this, He was led as a sheep 
to the slaughter; And as a lamb before 
his shearer is dumb, So he openeth not 
his mouth: In his humiliation his judg- 
ment was taken away: His generation who 
shall declare? For his life is taken from 
the earth. And the eunuch answered Phil- 
ip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speakest 
the prophet this? of himself, or of some 
other? And Philip opened his mouth, and 
beginning from this scripture, preached 
unto him Jesus. And as they went on 
the way, they came unto a certain water; 
and the eunuch saith, Behold, here is 
water; what doth hinder me to be bap- 
tized? And he commanded the chariot to 
stand still: and they both went down into 
the water, both Philip and the eunuch -> 
and he baptized him." 
38 . 



CONVERSIONS 

CORNELIUS 



Acts 10: 23-36, 44-49: "So he called them 
in and lodged them. 

"And on the morrow he arose and went 
forth with them, and certain of the breth- 
ren from Joppa accompanied him. And on 
the morrow they entered into Caesarea. 
And Cornelius was waiting for them, hav- 
ing called together his kinsmen and his 
near friends. And when it came to pass 
that Peter entered, Cornelius met him, 
and fell down at his feet, and worshipped 
him. Peter raised him up, saying, Stand 
up; I myself also am a man. And as he 
talked with him, he went in, and findeth 
many come together: and he said unto 
them, Ye yourselves know how it is an 
unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew 
to join himself or come unto one of an- 
other nation; and yet unto me hath God 
showed that I should not call any man 
common or unclean: wherefore also I came 
without gainsaying, when I was sent for. 
I ask therefore with what intent ye sent 
for me. And Cornelius said, Four days ago, 
until this hour, I was keeping the ninth 
hour of prayer in my house; and behold, 
a man stood before me in bright apparel, 
and saith, Cornelius, thy prayer is heard, 
and thine alms are had in remembrance 
in the sight of God. Send therefore to 
Joppa, and call unto thee Simon, who is 
surnamed Peter; he lodgeth in the house of 
Simon a tanner, by the seaside. Forth- 
with therefore I sent to thee; and thou 
hast well done that thou art come. Now 
therefore we are all here present in the 
sight of God, to hear all things that have 
been commanded thee of the Lord. And 
Peter opened his mouth, and said, 
39 



CONVERSIONS 

LYDIA. 



u Of a truth I perceive that God is no 
respecter of persons: but in every nation 
he that feareth him, and worketh right- 
eousness, is acceptable to him. While 
Peter yet spake these words, the Holy 
Spirit fell on all them that heard the 
word. And they of the circumcision that 
believed were amazed, as many as came 
with Peter, because that on the Gentiles 
also was poured out the gift of the Holy 
Spirit. For they heard them speak with 
tongues, and magnify God. Then answered 
Peter, Can any man forbid the water, 
that these should not be baptized, who 
have received the Holy Spirit as well as 
we? And he commanded them to be bap- 
tized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then 
prayed they him to tarry certain days.'' 

Acts 16:11-16: " Setting sail therefore 
from Troas, we made a straight course 
to Samothrace, and the day following to 
Neapolrs; and from thence to Philippi, 
which is a city of Macedonia, the first 
of the district, a Eoman colony: and we 
were in this city tarrying certain days. 
And on the sabbath day we went forth 
without the gate by a river side, where 
we supposed there was a place of prayer; 
and we sat down, and spake unto the 
women that were come together. And 
a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of 
purple, of the city of Thyatira, one that 
worshipped God, heard us: whose heart 
the Lord opened to give heed unto the 
things which were spoken by Paul. And 
when she was baptized, and her household, 
she besought us, saying, . . . come into my 
house, and abide there. " 
40 



CONVERSIONS 

THE JAILOR 



Acts 16: 16-35: "And it came to pass, 
as we were going to the place of prayer, 
that a certain maid having a spirit of 
divination met us, who brought her mas- 
ters much gain by soothsaying. The same 
following after Paul and us cried out, 
saying, These men are servants of the 
Most High God, who proclaim unto you the 
way of salvation. And this she did for 
many days. But Paul, being sore troubled, 
turned and said to the spirit, I charge 
thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come 
out of her. And it came out that very 
hour. 

"But when her masters saw that the 
hope of their gain was gone, they laid 
hold on Paul and Silas, and dragged them 
into the marketplace before the rulers, 
and when they had brought them unto 
the magistrates, they said, These men, 
being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our 
city, and set forth customs which it is 
not lawful for us to receive, or to ob- 
serve, being Eomans. And the multitude 
rose up together against them: and the 
magistrates rent their garments off them, 
and commanded to beat them with rods. 
And when they had laid many stripes upon 
them, they cast them into prison, charg- 
ing the jailor to keep them safely: who, 
having received such a charge, cast them 
into the inner prison, and made their feet 
fast in the stocks. But about midnight 
Paul and Silas were praying and singing 
hymns unto God, and the prisoners were 
listening to them; and suddenly there was 
a great earthquake, so that the founda- 
tions of the prisonhouse were shaken: and 
immediately all the doors were opened; 
41 



CONVERSIONS 

CEISPUS 



and every one's bands were loosed. And 
the jailor, being roused out of sleep and 
seeing the prison doors open, drew his 
sword and was about to kill himself, sup- 
posing that the prisoners had escaped. But 
Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, Do 
thyself no harm: for we are all heje. 
And he called for lights and sprang in, 
and, trembling for fear, fell down before 
Paul and Silas, and brought them out and 
said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 
And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus, 
and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy 
house. And they spake the word of the 
Lord unto him, with all that were in his 
house. And he took them the same hour of 
the night, and washed their stripes; and 
was baptized, he and all his, immediately. 

Acts 18: 5-12: "But when Silas and Tim- 
othy came down from Macedonia, Paul 
was constrained by the word, testifying 
to the Jews that Jesus was the Christ. 
And when they opposed themselves and 
blasphemed, he shook out his raiment and 
said unto them, Your blood be upon your 
own heads; I am clean: from henceforth 
I will go unto the Gentiles. And he de- 
parted thence, and went into the house 
of a certain man named Titus Justus, one 
that worshipped God, whose house joined 
hard to the synagogue. And Crispus, the 
ruler of the synagogue, believed in the 
Lord with all his house; and many of the 
Corinthians hearing believed, and were 
baptized. And the Lord said unto Paul 
in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, 
but speak and hold not thy peace: for I 
am with thee, and no man shall set on thee 
42 



CONVERSIONS 

SAUL 



to harm thee: for I have much people in 
this city. And he dwelt there a year and 
six months, teaching the word of God 
among them." 

Acts 22:6-17: "And it came to pass, 
that, as I made my journey, and drew 
nigh unto Damascus, about noon, sudden- 
ly there shone from heaven a great light 
round about me. And I fell unto the 
ground, and heard a voice saying unto 
me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? 
And I answered, Who art thou, Lord? And 
he said unto me, I am Jesus of Nazareth, 
whom thou persecutest. And they that 
were with me beheld indeed the light, but 
they heard not the voice of him that 
spake to me. And I said, What shall I 
do, Lord? And the Lord said unto me, 
Arise, and go into Damascus; and there 
it shall be told thee of all things which 
are appointed for thee to do. And when 
I could not see for the glory of that 
light, being led by the hand of them 
that were with me I came into Damascus. 
And one Ananias, a devout man according 
to the law, well reported of by all the 
Jews that dwelt there, came unto me, 
and standing by me said unto me, Brother 
Saul, receive thy sight. And in that very 
hour I looked up on him. And he said, 
The God of our fathers hath appointed 
thee to know his will, and to see the 
Eighteous One, and to hear a voice from 
his mouth. For thou shalt be a witness 
for him unto all men of what thou hast 
seen and heard. And now why tarriest 
thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash 
away thy sins, calling on his name." 

43 



TOPIC 

CONSECRATION 



Luke 16: 13: "No servarit can serve two 
masters: for either he will hate the one, 
and love the other; or else he will hold 
to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot 
serve God and mammon." 

Rom. 12: 1: "I beseech you therefore, 
brethren, by the mercies of God, to pre- 
sent your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, 
acceptable to God, which is your spiritual 
service. ' ' 

Matt. 22:37: "And he said unto him, 
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with 
all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and 
with all thy mind." 

1 Cor. 10:31: "Whether therefore ye 
eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to 
the glory of God." 

Matt. 7: 21: "Not every one that saith 
unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the 
kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the 
will of my Father who is in heaven." 

2 Cor. 6: 17, 18; 7: 1: "Wherefore Come 
ye out from among them, and be ye sep- 
arate, saith the Lord, And touch no un- 
clean thing; And I will receive you, And 
will be to you a Father, And ye shall be 
to me sons and daughters, saith the Lord 
Almighty. Having therefore these prom- 
ises, let us cleanse ourselves from all de- 
filement of flesh and spirit, perfecting holi- 
ness in the fear of God." 

Bom. 12: 2: "And be not fashioned ac- 
cording to this world: but be ye trans- 
formed by the renewing of your mind, 
that ye may prove what is the good and 
acceptable and perfect will of God." 

44 



TOPIC 

DECISION 



Matt. 9:9: "And as Jesus passed by 
from thence, he saw a man, called Mat- 
thew, sitting at the place of toll: and he 
saith unto him, Follow me. And he arose, 
and followed him." 

Jolua 11: 27: "She saith unto him, Yea, 
Lord: I have believed that thou art the 
Christ; the Son of God, even he that Com- 
eth into the world. " 

Luke 18:28: "And Peter said, Lo, we 
have left our own, and followed thee." 

John 6:68, 69: "Simon Peter answered 
him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast 
the words of eternal life. And we have 
believed and know that thou art the 
Holy One of God." 

Rom. 1: 16: "For I am not ashamed of 
the gospel: for it is the power of God 
unto salvation to every one that believeth; 
to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 9 ' 

2 Tim. 4: 7, 8: "I have fought the good 
fight, I have finished the course, I have 
kept the faith: henceforth there is laid 
Up for me the crown of righteousness, 
which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall 
give to me at that day; and not to me 
only, but also to all them that have loved 
his appearing. " 

Ps. 101:2, 3: "I will behave myself 
wisely in a perfect way: Oh when wilt 
thou come unto me? I will walk within 
my house with a perfect heart. I will set 
no base thing before mine eyes: I hate 
the work of them that turn aside; it shall 
not cleave unto me." 
45 



TOPIC 

DEVIL 



John 8: 44: "Ye are of your father the 
devil, and the lusts of your father it is 
your will to do. He was a murderer from 
the beginning, and standeth not in the 
truth, because there is no truth in him." 

1 John 3:8: "He that committeth sin 
is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from 
the beginning. For this purpose the Son 
of God was manifested, thait he might 
destroy the works of the devil." 

Rev. 12:12: "Therefore rejoice, O 
heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe 
for the earth and for the sea: because 
the devil is gone down unto you, having 
great wrath, knowing that he hath but 
a short time. *' 

Heb. 2:14: "Since then the children 
are sharers in flesh and blood, he also him- 
self in like manner partook of the same; 
that through death he might bring to 
nought him that had the power of death, 
that is, the devil.' ' 

Eph. 6:11: "Put on the whole armor 
of God,, that ye may be able to stand 
against the wiles of the devil. " 

1 Tim. 3:7: "Moreover he must have 
good testimony from them that are with- 
out; lest he fall into reproach and the 
snare of the devil.' ' 

2 Tim. 2:26: "And they may recover 
themselves out of the snare of the devil, 
having been taken captive by him unto 
his will. ' ' 

46 



TOPIC 

DEVIL (Continued) 



Matt. 4:3: "And the tempter came 
and said unto him, If thou art the Son of 
God, command that these stones become 
bread. " 

Matt. 4: 1: "Then was Jesus led up of 
the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempt- 
ed by the devil. " 

Matt. 13: 39: "And the enemy that 
sowed them is the devil; and the harvest 
is the end of the world; and the readers 
are angels. " 

Luke 8: 12: "And those by the way 
side are they that have heard; then cometh 
the devil, and taketh away the word from 
their heart, that they may not believe 
and be saved. " 

Matt. 25:41:. "Then shall he say also 
unto them on the left hand, Depart from 
me,, ye cursed, into the eternal fire which is 
prepared for the devil and his angels. " 

Rev. 12:9: "And the great dragon 
was cast down, the old serpent, he that 
is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver 
of the whole world; he was cast down to 
the earth, and his angels were cast down 
with him. " 

John 8:44: "Ye are of your father 
the devil, and the lusts of your father 
ye will do." 

1 Cor. 5:5: "To deliver such a one 
unto Satan for the destruction of the 
flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the 
day of the Lord." 

4 47 



TOPIC 

DOUBTING 



Matt. 14:31: "And immediately Jesus 
stretched forth his hand, and took hold 
of him, and saith unto him, O thou of 
little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt V 

Matt. 17:7: "And Jesus came and 
touched them and said, Arise, and be not 
afraid. ' ' 

Matt. 8: 26: "And he saith unto them, 
Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? 
Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and 
the sea; and there was a great calm." 

1 Pet. 1: 6, 7: "Wherein ye greatly re- 
joice, though now for a little while, if 
need be, ye have been put to grief in 
manifold trials, that the proof of your 
faith, being more precious than gold that 
perisheth though it is proved by fire, may 
be found unto praise and glory and honor 
at the revelation of Jesus Christ. " 

Jer. 8: 18: "When I would comfort my- 
self against sorrow, my heart is faint 

in me." 

Matt, 8:26: "And he said unto them, 
Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? 
Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and 
the sea; and there was a great calm." 

Ps. 77:3-9: "I remembered God, and 
was troubled: I complained, and my spirit 
was overwhelmed. Will the Lord cast off 
for ever? and will he be favourable no 
more? Is his mercy clean gone for ever? 
doth his promise fail for evermore? Hath 
God forgotten to be gracious? hath he in 
anger shut up his tender mercies?" 
48 



TOPIC 

DUTY 



Matt. 4:10: "Then saith Jesus unto 
him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is 
written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy 
God, and him only shalt thou serve." 

Matt. 12:50: "For whosoever shall do 
the will of my Father who is in heaven, 
he is my brother, and sister, and mother." 

Mat*. 22:21, 36-41: "They say unto 
him, Caesar's. Then saith he unto them, 
Eender therefore unto Caesar the things 
that are Caesar's, and unto God the things 
that are God's. Teacher, which is the 
great commandment in the law? And he 
said unto them, Thou shalt love the Lord 
thy God with all thy heart, and with all 
thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is 
the great and first commandment. And a 
second like unto it is this, Thou shalt love 
thy neighbor as thyself. On these two 
commandments the whole law hangeth, and 
the prophets. ' ' 

Luke 27:3, 4: "Then Judas, who be- 
trayed him, when he saw that he was 
condemned, repented himself, and brought 
back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief 
priests and elders, saying, I have sinned 
in that I betrayed innocent blood. But 
they said, What is that to us? See thou 
to it." 

John 6: 38: "For I am come down from 
heaven, not to do mine own will, but the 
will of him that sent me." 

Prov. 23:26: "My son, give me thine 
heart, and let thine eyes observe my 
ways. ' ' 

49 



TOPIC 

EXAMPLE 



John 13:13-16: "Ye call me, Teacher, 
and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. 
If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have 
washed your feet, ye also ought to wash 
one another's feet. For I have given you 
an example, that ye also should do as I 
have done to you." 

1 Pet. 2:21: "For hereunto were ye 
called: because Christ also suffered for 
you, leaving you an example, that ye 
should follow his steps." 

Rom. 15:2-5: "Let each one of us 
please his neighbor for that which is good, 
unto edifying. For Christ also pleased 
not himself; but, as it is written, The re- 
proaches of them that reproached thee 
fell upon me. For whatsoever things were 
written aforetime were written for our 
learning, that through patience and 
through comfort of the scriptures we might 
have hope. Now the Cod of patience and 
of comfort grant you to be of the same 
mind one with another according to Christ 
Jesus. ' ' 

Col. 3: 13: "Forbearing one another, 
and forgiving each other, if any man have 
a complaint against any; even as the Lord 
forgave you, so also do ye." 

Heb. 12:2-4: "Looking unto Jesus the 
author and perfecter of our faith, who 
for the joy that was set before him en- 
dured the cross, despising shame, and hath 
sat down at the right hand of the throne 
of God. For consider him that hath en- 
dured such gainsaying of sinners against 
himself, that ye wax not weary, fainting 
in your souls." 

50 



TOPIC 

EXCUSES 



Luke 14: 18-21: "And they all with one 
consent began to make excuse. The first 
said unto him, I have bought a field, and 
I must needs go out and see it; I pray thee 
have me excused. And another said, I 
have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go 
to prove them; I pray thee have me ex- 
cused. And another said, I have married 
a wife, and therefore I can not come." 

Luke 9:59-63: "And he said unto an- 
other, Follow me. But he said, Lord, 
suffer me first to go and bury my father. 
But he said unto him, Leave the dead to 
bury their own dead; but go thou and 
publish abroad the kingdom of God. And 
another also said, I will follow thee, Lord; 
but first suffer me to bid farewell to them 
that are at my house. But Jesus said 
unto him, No man, having put his hand to 
the 'plow, and looking back, is fit for the 
kingdom of God." 

Rom. 2: 1, 2: "Wherefore thou art with- 
out excuse, O man, whosoever thou art 
that judgest: for wherein thou judgest 
another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou 
that judgest dost practise the same 
things. And we know that the judgment 
of God is according to truth against them 
that practise such things." 

Acts 24: 25: "And as he reasoned right- 
eousness, and self-control, and the judg- 
ment to come, Felix was terrified, and 
answered, Go thy way for this time; and 
when I have a convenient season, I will 
call thee unto me." 

51 



EXCUSES 
I Am a Member of the Church 



Matt. 7:21-23: "Not every one that 
saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into 
the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth 
the will of my Father who is in heaven. 
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, 
Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, 
and by thy name cast out demons, and by 
thy name do many mighty works? And 
then will I profess unto them, I never 
knew you: depart from me, ye that work 
iniquity. ' ' 

Matt. 7:22-24: "Many will say to me 
in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not 
prophesy by thy name, and by thy name 
cast out demons, and by thy name do many 
mighty works? And then will I profess 
unto them, I never knew you; depart from 
me, ye that work iniquity." 

Matt. 7:24-28: "Every one therefore 
that heareth these words of mine^ and 
doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise 
man, who built his house upon the rock; 
and the rain descended, and the floods 
came, and the winds blew, and beat 
upon that house; and it fell not: for it 
was founded upon the rock. And every 
one that heareth these words of mine, and 
doeth them not, shall be likened unto a 
foolish man, who built his house upon 
the sand: and the rain descended, and the 
floods came, and the winds blew, and smote 
upon that house; and it fell: and great 
was the fall thereof. ' ' 

John 3:3: " Jesus answered and said 
unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, 
Except one be born anew, he cannot see 
the kingdom of God." 
52 



EXCUSES 
I Am Good Enough 



Bom. 3:23: "For all have sinned, and 
fall short of the glory of God.-" 

Rom. 3: 10: "As it is written, There 
is none righteous, no, not one." 

Luke 18: 9-15: "And he spake also this 
parable unto certain who trusted in them- 
selves that they were righteous, and set 
all others at nought: Two men went up 
into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, 
and the other a "publican. The Pharisee 
stood and prayed thus with himself: God, 
I thank thee, that I am not as the rest of 
men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or 
even as this publican. I fast twice in the 
week; I give tithes of all that I get. But 
the publican, standing afar off, would not 
lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, 
but smote his breast, saying, God, be thou 
merciful to me a sinner. I say unto you, 
This man went down to his house justified 
rather than the other: for every one that 
exalteth himself shall be humbled; but he 
that humbleth himself shall be exalted." 

Bom. 6:23: "For the wages of sin is 
death; but the free gift of God is eternal 
life in Christ Jesus our Lord." 

1 Tim. 1:15: "Faithful is the saying, 
and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ 
Jesus came into the world to save sinners; 
of whom I am chief. " 

Matt. 5:16: "Even so let your light 
shine before men; that they may see your 
good works, and glorify your Father who 
is in heaven.' ' 

53 



EXCUSES 
I Am Not Good Enough to Be a Christian 



Matt. 9: 12-14: "But when he heard it, 
he said, They that are whole have no need 
of a physician, but they that are sick. 
But go ye and learn what this meaneth, 
I desire mercy, and not sacrifice: for I 
came not to call the righteous, but sin- 
ners." 

Tit. 3: 5: "Not by works done in right- 
eousness, which we did ourselves, but 
according to his mercy he saved us, 
through the washing of regeneration and 
renewing of the Holy Spirit. " 

Luke 19: 10: "For the Son of man came 
to seek and to save that which was lost. " 

1 Tim. 1:15: "Faithful is the saying, 
and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ 
Jesus came into the world to save sinners; 
of whom I am chief. ' ' 

1 John 1:9: "If we confess our sins, 
he is faithful and righteous to forgive 
us our. sins, and to cleanse us from all 
unrighteousness. ' ' 

John 6: 37: "All that which the Father 
giveth me shall come unto me; and him 
that cometh to me I will in no wise cast 
out." 

Rom. 5:6-9: "For while we were yet 
weak, in due season Christ died for the 
ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man 
will one die: for peradventure for the good 
man some one would even dare to die. But 
God commendeth his own love toward us, 
in that,, while we were yet sinners, Christ 
died for us. Much more then being now 
justified by his blood, shall we be saved 
from the wrath of God through him." 
54 



EXCUSES 

I AM TOO GREAT A SINNER 



1 Tim. 1:15: "Faithful is the saying, 
and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ 
Jesus came into the world to save sinners; 
of whom I am chief/ ' 

Luke 19: 10: "For the Son of man came 
to seek and to save that which was lost." 

Bom. 10: 13: "For, Whosoever shall call 
upon the name of the Lord shall be 
saved. ' ' 

Rev. 2:17: "And the Spirit and the 
bride say, Come. And he that heareth, 
let him say, Come. And he that is athirst, 
let him come: he that will, let him take 
the water of life freely.' ' 

John 6: 37: "All that which the Father 
giveth me shall come unto me; and him 
fhat cometh to me I will in no wise cast 
out. ' > 

Heb. 7:25: "Wherefore also he is able 
to save to the uttermost them that draw 
near unto God through him, seeing he 
ever liveth to make intercession for 
them. ' ' 

Luke 15:2: "And both the Pharisees 
and the scribes murmured, saying, This 
man receiveth sinners, and eateth with 
them." 

John 7: 37: "Now on the last day, the 
great day of the feast, Jesus stood and 
cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him 
come unto me and drink. \ ' 

1 John 1:7: "But if we walk in the 
light, as he is in the light, we have fellow- 
ship one with another, and the blood of 
Jesus his Son cleanseth us from all sin." 
55 



EXCUSES 

NOT NOW 



Luke 14:17: "And he sent forth his 
servant at supper time to say to them that 
were bidden, Come; for all things are now 
ready. ' ' 

Heb. 3: 15: "While it is said, 
To-day if ye shall hear his voice, 
Harden not your hearts, as in the provoca- 
tion." 

2 Cor. 6:2: "For he saith, at an ac- 
ceptable time I hearkened unto thee, and 
in a day of salvation did I succor thee: 
behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, 
now is the day of salvation. ' ' 

Jas. 4: 13, 14: "Come now, ye that say, 
To-day or to-morrow we will go into this 
city, and spend a year there, and trade, 
and get gain: whereas ye know not what 
shall be on the morrow. What is your 
life? For ye are a vapor that appeareth 
for a little time, and then vanisheth 
away. ' * 

Luke 12: 19-21: "And I will say to my 
soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up 
for many years; take thine ease, eat, 
drink, be merry. But God said unto him, 
Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul 
required of thee; and the things which 
thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?" 

Matt. 24:44: "Therefore be ye also 
ready; for in an hour that ye think not 
the Son of man cometh." 

Matt. 25:13: "Watch therefore, for ye 
know not the day nor the hour." 
56 



EXCUSES 

THERE ARE CHURCH-MEMBERS NO BET- 
TER THAN I 



Rom. 2: 1-4: "Wherefore thou art with- 
out excuse, O man, whosoever thou art 
that judgest: for wherein thou judgest 
another, thou condemnest thyself; for thou 
that judgest dost practise the same things. 
And we know that the judgment of God 
is according to truth against them that 
practise such things. And reckonest thou 
this, O man, who judgest them that prac- 
tise such things, and doest the same, that 
thou shalt escape the judgment of God?" 

Matt. 7:1-6: "Judge not, that ye be 
not judged. For with what judgment ye 
judge, ye shall be judged: and with what 
measure ye mete, it shall be measured 
unto you. And why beholdest thou the 
mote that is in thy brother's eye, but 
considerest not the beam that is in thine 
own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy 
brother, Let me cast out the mote out of 
thine eye; and lo, the beam is in thine own 
eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the 
beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt 
thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of 
thy brother's eye. " 

Rom. 14:12, 13: "So then each one of 
us shall give account of himself to God. 
Let us not therefore judge one another 
any more: but judge ye this rather, that 
no man put a stumbling-block in his broth- 
er 's way, or an occasion of falling. " 

2 Cor. 5: 10: "For we must all be made 
manifest before the judgment-seat of 
Christ; that each one may receive the 
things done in the body, according to what 
he hath done, whether it be good or bad." 
57 



EXCUSES 

I CAN NOT GIVE UP MY EVIL WAYS 



Phil. 4: 13: "I can do all things in him 
that strengthened me." 

John 8: 36: "If therefore the Son shall 
make you free, ye shall be free indeed. " 

Matt. 28: 18: "And Jesus came to them 
and spake unto them, saying, All author- 
ity hath been given unto me in heaven and 
on earth.' ' 

1 Cor. 10:13: "There hath no tempta- 
tion taken you but such as man can bear: 
but God is faithful, who will not suffer 
you to be tempted above that ye are able; 
but will with the temptation make also 
the way of escape, that ye may be able 
to endure it." 

Heb. 7:25: "Wherefore also he is able 
to save to the uttermost them that draw 
near unto God through him, seeing he ever 
liveth to make intercession for them. " 

Gal. 6: 7-10: "Be not deceived; God is 
not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, 
that shall he also reap. For he that sow- 
eth unto his own flesh shall of the flesh 
reap corruption; but he tha,t soweth unto 
the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal 
life. And let us not be weary in well- 
doing: for in due season we shall reap, if 
we faint not. So then, as we have oppor- 
tunity, let us work that which is good 
toward all men, and especially toward 
them that are of the household of the 
faith." 

Rom. 6:23: "For the wages of sin is 
death; but the free gift of God is eternal 
life in Christ Jesus our Lord." 
58 



EXCUSES 

I CAN NOT SURRENDER ALL 



Mark 8:33-35: "But he turning about, 
and seeing his disciples, rebuked Peter, 
and saith, Get thee behind me, Satan; for 
thou mindest not the things of God, but 
the things of men. And he called unto l}im 
the multitude with his disciples, and said 
unto them, If any man would come after 
me, let him deny himself, and take up 
his cross, and follow me. For whosoever 
would save his life shall lose it; and who- 
soever shall lose his life for my sake and 
the gospel's shall save it.' 1 ' 

Mark 10:29-31: "Jesus said, Verily I 
say unto you, There is no man that hath 
left house, or brethren, or sisters, or 
mother, or father, or children, or lands, 
for my sake, and for the gospel's sake, 
but he shall receive a hundredfold now 
in this time, houses, and brethren, and sis- 
ters, and mothers, and children, and lands, 
with persecutions; and in the world to 
come eternal life. ' ' 

2 Cor. 8:9: "For ye know the grace 
of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he 
was rich, yet for your sakes he became 
poor, that ye through his poverty might 
become rich." 

Phil. 3:7: "Howbeit what things were 
gain to me, these have I counted loss for 
Christ.' ' 

Luke 14:33: "So therefore whosoever 
he be of you that renounceth not all that 
he hath, he cannot be my disciple. ' ' 

2 Tim. 2:12: "If we endure, we shall 
also reign with him: if we shall deny 
him, he also will deny us. " 
59 



EXCUSES 

I HAVE TRIED AND FAILED 



Acts 5:32: "And we are witnesses of 
these things; and so is the Holy Spirit, 
whom God hath given to them that obey 
him." 

Rom. 10:9-11: " Because if thou shalt 
confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, 
and shalt believe in thy heart that God 
raised him from the dead, thou shalt be 
saved: for with the heart man believeth 
unto righteousness; and with the mouth 
confession is made unto salvation." 

Jas. 4: 2-6: "Ye lust, and have not: ye 
till, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye right 
and war; ye have not, because ye ask not. 
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask 
amiss, that ye may spend it in your pleas- 
ures. Ye adulteresses, know ye not that 
the friendship of the world is enmity with 
God? Whosoever therefore would be a 
friend of the world maketh himself an 
enemy of God. Or think ye that the 
scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the 
spirit which he made to dwell in us long 
unto envying? But he giveth more grace. 
Wherefore the scripture saith, God resist- 
eth the proud, but giveth grace to the 
humble. ' ' 

Horn. 10: 13: "For whosoever shall call 
upon the name of the Lord shall be 
saved. ' ' 

1 Pet. 3: 12: 

"For the eyes of the Lord are upon the 
righteous, 
And his ears unto their supplication: 
But the face of the Lord is upon them 
that do evil. " 

60 



EXCUSES 

CAN'T HOLD OUT! GOD'S KEEPING 
POWER 



1 Pet. 1: 5: "Who by the power of God 
are guarded through faith unto salvation 
ready to be revealed in the last time. ,> 

2 Thess. 3: 3: "But the Lord is faithful, 
who shall establish, and guard you from 
the evil one. ' ' 

Jude 24: "Now unto him that is able to 
guard you from stumbling, and to set you 
before the presence of his glory without 
blemish in exceeding joy. " 

Phil. 1: 6: "Being confident of this very 
thing, that he who began a good work in 
you will perfect it until the day of Jesus 
Christ." 

1 Cor. 10:13: "There hath no tempta- 
tion taken you but such as man can bear: 
but God is faithful, who will not suffer 
you to be tempted above that ye are able; 
but will with the temptation make also 
the way of escape, that ye may be able 
to endure it." 

2 Pet. 2: 9: "The Lord knoweth how to 
deliver the godly out of temptation, and 
to keep the unrighteous under punishment 
unto the day of judgment.' 9 

Acts 5: 32: "And we are witnesses of 
these things; and so is the Holy Spirit, 
whom God hath given to them that obey 
him. '■ ' 

Gal. 5: 22: "But the fruit of the Spirit 
is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, 
goodness, faithfulness. ' ' 
61 



EXCUSES 

I AM NOT CONCERNED 



Eph. 5:14-21: "Wherefore he saith, 
Awake, thou that sleepest, and arise from 
the $.e&d, an d Christ shall shine upon 
thee. Look therefore carefully how ye 
walk, not as unwise, but as wise; redeem- 
ing the time, because the days are evil. 
"Wherefore be ye not foolish, but under- 
stand what the will of the Lord is. And 
be not drunken with wine, wherein is 
riot, but be filled with the Spirit; speaking 
one to another in psalms and hymns and 
spiritual songs, singing and making melody 
with your heart to the Lord; giving thanks 
always for all things in the name of our 
Lord Jesus Christ to God, even the Father; 
subjecting yourselves one to another in 
the fear of Christ." 

Luke 13: 3: "Except ye repent, ye shall 
all in like manner perish." 

Heb. 9: 27: "And inasmuch as it is ap- 
pointed unto men once to die, and after 
this cometh judgment." 

John 5:40: "And ye will not come to 
me, that ye may have life. ? ' 

Mark 16: 16: "He that believeth and is 
baptized shall be saved; but he that dis- 
believeth shall be condemned." 

Heb. 2:1-3: "Therefore we ought to 
give the more earnest heed to the things 
that were heard, lest haply we drift away 
from them. For if the word spoken 
through angels proved stedfast, and every 
transgression and disobedience received a 
just recompense of reward; how shall we 
escape, if we neglect so great salvation?" 
62 



EXCUSES 

I CAN'T UNDERSTAND THE BIBLE 



1 Cor. 2: 14: "Now the natural man re- 
ceiveth not the things of the Spirit of 
God: for they are foolishness unto him; 
and he cannot know them, because they 
are spiritually judged. " 

John 7: 17: "If any man willeth to do 
his will, he shall know of the teaching, 
whether it is of God, or whether I speak 
from myself." 

Jas. 1: 5: "But if any of you lacketh 
wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth 
to all liberally and upbraideth not; and 
it shall be given him." 

John 14: 6: "Jesus saith unto him, I 
am the way, and the truth, and the life: 
no one cometh unto the Father, but by 



John 6: 37: "All that which the Father 
giveth me shall come unto me; and him 
that cometh to me I will in no wise cast 
out." ' 

John 6: 47: "Verily, verily, I say unto 
you, He that believeth hath eternal life." 

Acts 10: 43: "To him bear all the proph- 
ets witness, that through his name every 
one that believeth on him shall receive 
remission of sins." 

Rom. 10: 9: "Because if thou shalt con- 
fess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and 
shalt believe in thy heart that God raised 
him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." 
5 63 



EXCUSES 

IT IS TOO LATE FOR ME TO BE SAVED 



John 6: 37: "All that which the Father 
giveth me shall come unto me; and him 
that cometh to me I will in no wise cast 
out. > ' 

Rom. 10: 12, 13: "The same Lord is 
Lord of all, and is rich unto all that call 
upon him: for, Whosoever shall call upon 
the name of the Lord shall be saved. " 

2 Pet. 3: 9, 10: "The Lord is not slack 
concerning his promise, as some count 
slackness; but is longsuffering to you- ward, 
not wishing that any should perish, but 
that all should come to repentance. But 
the day of the Lord will come as a thief. " 

Matt. 20:6: "And about the eleventh 
hour he went out, and found others stand- 
ing; and he saith unto them, Why stand 
ye here all the day idle I'"' 

Rev. 22:17: "And the Spirit and the 
bride say, Come. And he that heareth, 
let him say, Come. And he that is athirst, 
let him come: he that will, let him take 
the water of life freely." 

Matt. 6: 33: "But seek ye first his king- 
dom, and his righteousness; and all these 
things shall be added unto you." 

2 Cor. 6: 2: 

"At an acceptable time I hearkened unto 

thee, 
And in a day of salvation did I succor 

thee: 
behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, 
now is the day of salvation." 

64 



TOPIC 

FAITH 



Heb, 11: 1-6: "Now faith is assurance 
of things hoped for, a conviction of 
things not seen. For therein the elders 
had witness borne to them. By faith we 
understand that the worlds have been 
framed by the word of God so that what 
is seen hath not been made out of things 
which appear. By faith Abel offered unto 
God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, 
through which he had witness borne to him 
that he was righteous, God bearing wit- 
ness in respect of his gifts: and through it 
he being dead yet speaketh. By faith 
Enoch was translated that he should not 
see death; and he was not found, because 
God translated him: for he hath had wit- 
ness borne to him that before hia transla- 
tion he had been well-pleasing unto God: 
and without faith it is impossible to be 
well-pleasing unto him; for he that cometh 
to God must believe that he is, and that 
he is a rewarder of them that seek after 
him." 

Luke 17: 5: "And the apostles said unto 
the Lord, Increase our faith." 

Acts 3: 16: "And by faith in his name 
hath his name made this man strong, 
whom ye behold and know: yea, the faith 
which is through him hath given him this 
perfect soundness in the presence of you 
all." 

Rom. 1: 16-18: "For I am not ashamed 
of the gospel: for it is the power of God 
unto salvation to every one that believeth: 
to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 
For therein is revealed a righteousness 
of God from faith unto faith: as it is 
65 



TOPIC 

FAITH (Continued) 



written, But the righteous shall live by 
faith/' 

Rom. 5: 1: "Being therefore justified by 
faith, we have peace with God through 
our Lord Jesus Christ I" 

^ Rom. 15:13: "Now the God of hope 
fill you with all joy and peace in believing, 
that ye may abound in hope, in the power 
of the Holy Spirit." 

Gal. 5:22: "But the fruit of the Spirit 
is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, 
goodness, faithfulness. ' ' 

Matt. 7: 9: "Ask, and it shall be given 
you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and 
it shall be opened unto you: for every 
one that asketh receiveth; and he that 
seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh 
it shall be opened. " 

Mark 11; 23, 24: "Whosoever shall say 
unto this mountain, Be thou taken up and 
cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in 
his heart, but shall believe that what he 
saith cometh to pass; he shall have it. 
Therefore I say unto you, All things what- 
soever ye pray and ask for, believe that 
ye receive them, and ye shall have them." 

Eph. 6:16: "Withal taking up the 
shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be 
able to quench all the fiery darts of the 
evil one." 

1 John 5: 4: "Whatsoever is begotten 
of God overcometh the world: and this is 
the victory that hath overcome the world, 
even our faith.' y 

66 



TOPIC 

FORGIVENESS 



Matt. 6: 12-16: "And forgive us our 
debts, as we also have forgiven our debt- 
ors. And bring us not into temptation, 
but deliver us from the evil one. For if ye 
forgive men their trespasses, your heaven- 
ly Father will also forgive your tres- 
passes. ' ' 

Matt. 18:21-23: "Then came Peter and 
said to him, Lord, how oft shall my 
brother sin against me, and I forgive 
him? until seven times? Jesus saith unto 
him, I say not unto thee,, Until seven 
times; but, Until seventy times seven.' ' 

Mark 11: 25: "And whensoever ye stand 
praying, forgive, if ye have aught against 
any one; that your Father also who is 
in heaven may forgive you your tres- 
passes. ' * 

Luke 6: 35-38: "But love your enemies, 
and do them good, and lend, never de- 
spairing; and your reward shall be great, 
and ye shall be sons of the Most High: 
for he is kind toward the unthankful and 
evil. Be ye merciful, even as your Father 
is merciful. And judge not, ajid ye shall 
not be judged: and condemn not, and ye 
shall not be condemned: release, and ye 
shall be released." 

Luke 17: 3-5: "Take heed to yourselves: 
if thy brother sin, rebuke him; and if he 
repent, forgive him. And if he sin against 
thee seven times in the day, and seven 
times turn again to thee, saying, I repent; 
thou shalt forgive him." 

Heb. 13: 1: "Let brotherly love con- 
tinue. ' ' 

67 



TOPIC 

GIVING 



1 Oor. 16: 2: "Upon the first day of the 
week let each one of you lay by him in 
store, as he may prosper, that no collec- 
tions be made when I come." 

Matt. 10:8: "Freely ye have received, 
freely give." 

Acts 20: 35: "In all things I gave you 
an example, that so laboring ye ought 
to help the weak, and to remember the 
words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself 
said, It is more blessed to give than to 



2 Cor. 9:7: "Let each man do accord- 
ing as he hath purposed in his heart: not 
grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth 
a cheerful giver. ' ' 

2 Cor. 8:12: "For if the readiness is 
there, it is acceptable according as a man 
hath, not according as he hath not." 

Luke 6: 38: "Give, and it shall be given 
unto you; good measure, pressed down, 
shaken together, running over, shall they 
give into your bosom. For with what 
measure ye mete it shall be measured to 
you again.' ' 

Prov. 11: 24: "There is that scattereth, 
and increaseth yet more; and there is that 
withholdeth more than is meet, but it 
tendeth only to want. ' ' 

Eccl. 5: 13: "There is a grievous evil 
which I have seen under the sun, namely, 
riches kept by the owner thereof to his 
hurt." 

68 



TOPIC 

GOD 



1 Cor. 8:6: "Yet to us there is one 
God, the Father, of whom are all things, 
and we unto him; and one Lord, Jesus 
Christ, through whom are all things, and 
we through him. " 

1 Tim. 2: 5: "For there is one God, one 
mediator also between God and men, him- 
self man, Christ Jesus.' ' 

Heb. 1:1-3: "God, having of old time 
spoken unto the fathers in the prophets by 
divers portions and in divers manners, 
hath at the end of these days spoken unto 
us in his Son, whom he appointed heir of 
all things, through whom also he made the 
worlds." 

1 Tim. 1: 17: "Now unto the King eter- 
nal, immortal, invisible, the only God, 
be honor and glory for ever and ever 
Amen. 



} 7 



Matt. 19:26: "And Jesus looking upon 
them said to them, With men this is im- 
possible; but with God all things are pos- 
sible. ' ' 

Eph. 2:4: "But God, being rich in 
mercy, for his great love wherewith he 
loved us. " 

Rom. 5:8: "But God commendeth his 
own love toward us y in that, while we 
were yet sinners, Christ died for us." 

Rom. 2:2: "And we know that the 
judgment of God is according to truth 
against them that practise such things." 

Rev. 16: 7: "And I heard the altar say- 
69 



TOPIC 

GOD (Continued) 



ing, Yea, O Lord God, the Almighty, true 
and righteous are thy judgments. ' ' 

Matt. 11:27: "All things have been 
delivered unto me of my Father: and 
no one knoweth the Son, save the Father; 
neither doth any know the Father, save 
the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son 
willeth to reveal him. " 

1 John 5:20: "And we know that the 
Son of God is come, and hath given us 
an understanding, that we know him that 
is true, and we are in him that is true, 
even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is 
the true God, and eternal life.'' 

Rom. 1: 20: "For the invisible things of 
him since the creation of the world are 
clearly seen, being perceived through the 
things that are made, even his everlasting 
power and divinity; that they may be 
without, excuse.' ' 

1 Cor. 2:9-11: "But as it is written, 
Things which eye saw not, and ear heard 

not, 
And which entered not into the heart of 

man, 
Whatsoever things God prepared for them 

that love him. 
But unto us God revealed them through 
the Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all 
things, yea, the deep things of God. " 

Eph. 1: 17: "That the God of our Lord 
Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may 
give unto you a spirit of wisdom and reve- 
lation in the knowledge of him." 
70 



TOPIC 

GOSPEL 



Matt. 4: 23: "And Jesus went about in 
all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, 
and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, 
and healing all manner of disease and all 
manner of sickness among the people. " 

Matt. 11: 4-7: "And Jesus answered and 
said unto them, Go and tell John the 
things which ye hear and see: the blind 
receive their sight, and the lame walk, the 
lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, 
and the dead are raised up, and the poor 
have good tidings preached to them. And 
blessed is he,, whosoever shall find no oc- 
casion of stumbling in me." 

Matt. 24:14: "And this gospel of the 
kingdom shall be preached in the whole 
world for a testimony unto all the na- 
tions; and then shall the end come." 

Mark 1: 14-16: "Now after John was 
delivered up, Jesus came into Galilee, 
preaching the gospel of God, and saying, 
The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of 
God is at hand: repent ye, and believe in 
the gospel." 

Mark 13:10: "And the gospel must 
first be preached unto all the nations." 

Acts 20:24, 32: "But I hold not my 
life of any account as dear unto myself, 
so that I may accomplish my course, and 
the ministry which I received from the 
Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the 
grace of God. And now I commend you to 
God, and to the word of his grace, which 
is able to build you up, and to give you 
the inheritance among all them that are 
sanctified. ' ' 

71 



TOPIC 

GOSSIP 



Jas. 3:5-9: "So the tongue also is a 
little member, and boasteth great things. 
Behold, how much wood is kindled by 
how small a fire! And the tongue is a 
fire: the world of iniquity among our 
members is the tongue, which defileth the 
whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel 
of nature, and is set on fire by hell. For 
every kind of beasts and birds, of creeping 
things and things in the sea, is tamed, 
and hath been tamed by mankind: but 
the tongue can no man tame; it is a 
restless evil, it is full of deadly poison. " 

Matt. 12:36-38: "And I say unto you, 
that every idle word that men shall speak, 
they shall give account thereof in the 
day of judgment. For by thy words 
thou shalt be justified, and by thy words 
thou shalt be condemned." 

1 Pet. 3: 10: "For, 
He that would love life, 
And see good days, 

Let him refrain his tongue from evil, 
And his lips that they speak no guile. " 

Jas. 1:26: "If any man thinketh him- 
self to be religious, while he bridleth not 
his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this 
man's religion is vain." 

Prov. 13: 3: "He that guardeth his 
mouth keepeth his life; but he that open- 
eth wide his lips shall have destruction.' ' 

Prov. 21: 23: "Whoso keepeth his mouth 
and his tongue, keepeth his soul from 
troubles. ' ' 

Prov. 14: 3: "The lips of the wise shall 
preserve them." 

72 



TOPIC 

GRACE 



1 Cor. 15: 10: "But by the grace of God 
I am what I am: and his grace which 
was bestowed upon me was not found 
vain j but I labored more abundantly than 
they all: yet not I, but the grace of God 
which was with me. " 

2 Cor. 1: 12: "For our glorying is this, 
the testimony of our conscience, that in 
holiness and sincerity of God, not in flesh- 
ly wisdom, but in the grace of God, we 
behaved ourselves in the world, and more 
abundantly to you-ward. " 

Eph. 2:8-10: "For by grace have ye 
been saved through faith: and that not 
of yourselves, it is the gift of God: not 
of works, that no man should glory. ' ' 

Tit. 3:4-7: "But when the kindness of 
God our Saviour, and his love toward man, 
appeared, not by works done in righteous- 
ness, which we did ourselves, but accord- 
ing to his mercy he saved us, through the 
washing of regeneration and renewing of 
the Holy Spirit, which he poured out 
upon us richly, through Jesus Christ our 
Saviour: that, being justified by his grace, 
we might be made heirs according to the 
hope of eternal life. 1} 

1 Pet. 5:10: "And the God of all grace, 
who called you unto his eternal glory in 
Christ, after that ye have suffered a little 
while, shall himself perfect, establish, 
strengthen you. " 

Gal. 5:22-24: "But the fruit of the 

Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, 

kindness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, 

self-control; against such there is no law. " 

73 



TOPIC 

HEAVEN 



Matt. 10:32-34: "Every one therefore 
who shall confess me before men, him will 
I also confess before my Father who is 
in heaven. But whosoever shall deny me 
before men, him will I also deny before 
my Father who is in heaven." 

Matt. 12:50: "For whosoever shall do 
the will of my Father who is in heaven, 
he is my brother, and sister, and mother." 

Matt. 6: 20: "But lay up for yourselves 
treasures in heaven, where neither moth 
nor rust doth consume, and where thieves 
do not break through nor steal." 

John 5: 28-30: "Marvel not at this: for 
the hour cometh, in which all that are 
in the tombs shall hear his voice, and shall 
come forth; they that have done good, 
unto the resurrection of life; and they 
that have done evil, unto the resurrection 
of judgment. ' ' 

Rom! 1:18: "For the wrath of God is 
revealed from heaven against all ungod- 
liness and. unrighteousness of men, who 
hinder the truth in unrighteousness." 

2 Cor. 5: 1: "For we know that if the 
earthly house of our tabernacle be dis- 
solved, we have a building from God, 
a house not made with hands, eternal, in 
the heavens." 

Heb. 10: 34: "For ye both had compas- 
sion on them that were in bonds, and 
took joyfully the spoiling of your posses- 
sions, knowing that ye have for your- 
selves a better possession and an abid- 
ing one." 

74 



TOPIC 

HELL 



Matt. 8: 12: "But the sons of the king- 
dom shall be cast forth into the outer 
darkness: there shall be the weeping and 
the gnashing of teeth. " 

Matt. 24: 51: "And shall cut him asun- 
der, and appoint his portion with the hypo- 
crites: there shall be the weeping and 
gnashing of teeth. " 

Luke 3: 17: "Whose fan is in his hand, 
thoroughly to cleanse his threshing-floor, 
and to gather the wheat into his garner; 
but the chaff he will burn up with un- 
quenchable fire. ' ' 

Rev. 20:10, 15: "And the devil that 
deceived them was cast into the lake of 
fire and brimstone, where are also the 
beast and the false prophet; and they 
shall be tormented day and night for ever 
and ever. And if any was not found 
written in the book of life, he was cast 
into the lake of fire." 

John 3: 18: "He that believeth on him 
is not judged: he that believeth not hath 
been judged already, because he hath not 
believed on the name of the only begot- 
ten Son of God. " 

Rev. 21:8: "But for the fearful, and 
unbelieving, and abominable, and murder- 
ers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and 
idolaters, and all liars, their part shall 
be in the lake that burneth with fire and 
brimstone; which is the second death." 

Luke 16:16: "The law and the proph- 
ets were until John: from that time the 
gospel of God is preached." 
75 



TOPIC 

HOLY SPIRIT 



]om-. - 
if I 
he, I 



John 16:7-15: "Nevertheless I tell you 
the truth: It is expedient for you that I 
go away; for if I go not away, the Com 
forter will not come unto you; but 
go, I will send him unto you. And 
when he is come, will convict the world 
in respect of sin, and of righteousness, 
and of judgment: of sin, because they 
believe not on me; of righteousness, be- 
cause I go to the Father, and ye behold 
me no more; of judgment, because the 
prince of this world hath been judged. 
1 have yet many things to say unto you, 
but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit 
when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he 
shall guide you into all the truth: for he 
shall not speak from himself; but what 
things soever he shall hear, these shall 
he speak: and he shall declare unto you 
the things that are to come. He shall 
glorify me: for he shall take of mine, and 
shall declare it unto you. All things 
whatsoever the Father hath are mine: $ 
therefore said I. that he ta,keth of mine, * 
and shall declare it unto you." 

Acts 2:38, 39: "And Peter said unto 
them, Eepent ye, and be baptized every 
one of you in the name of Jesus Christ 
unto the remission of your sins; and ye 
shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 
For to you is the promise, and to your 
children, and to all that are afar off, even 
as many as the Lord our God shall call 
unto him. " 



Gal. 5: 22, 23: "The fruit of the Spirit 
is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, 
goodness, faithfulness, meekness, self-con- 
trol; against such there is no law. " 
76 



TOPIC 

HOPE 



2 Thess. 2: 16: "Now our Lord Jesus 
Christ himself, and God our Father who 
loved us and gave us eternal comfort and 
good hope through grace.' ' 

Tit. 2:13: "Looking for the blessed 
hope and appearing of the glory of the 
great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ.' ' 

Hob. 11: 1: "Now faith is assurance of 
things hoped for, a conviction of things 
not seen." 

1 Pet. 1:3: "Blessed be the God and 

Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who 
according to his great mercy begat us 
again unto a living hope by the resurrec- 
tion of Jesus Christ from the dead. M 

1 John 3: 3: "And every one that hath 
this hope set on him purifieth himself, 
even as he is pure. " 

Eph. 4: 4: "There is one body, and one 
Spirit, even as also ye were called in one 
hope of your calling. " 

Col. 1:5, 23, 27: "For the hope which 
is laid up for you in the heavens, whereof 
ye heard before in the word of the truth 
of the gospel; if ye continue in the faith, 
grounded and settled, and be not moved 
away from the hope of the gospel which 
ye heard, which was preached in all crea- 
tion under heaven; whereof I Paul was 
made a minister. To whom God "would 
make known what is the riches of the glory 
of this mystery among the Gentiles, which 
is Christ in you, the hope of glory. " 

77 



TOPIC 

HOLINESS 



Rom. 12: 1, 2, 9: "I beseech you there- 
fore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to 
present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, 
acceptable to God, which is your spiritual 
service. And be not fashioned according 
to this world: but be ye transformed by 
the renewing of your mind, that ye may 
prove what is the good and acceptable 
and perfect will of God. " 

"Let love be without hpocrisy. Abhor 
that which is evil; cleave to that which 
is good. " 

1 Cor. 3:16, 17: "Know ye not that 
ye are a temple of God, and that the 
Spirit of God dwelleth in you? If any 
man destroyeth the temple of God, him 
shall God destroy; for the temple of God 
is holy, and such are ye. " 

Heb. 12:1, 14: "Therefore let us also, 
seeing we are compassed about with so 
great a cloud of witnesses,, lay aside every 
weight, and the sin which dcth so easily 
beset us, and let us run with patience the 
race that is set before us." 

" Follow after peace with all men, and 
the sanctification without which no man 
shall see the Lord." 

1 Thess. 5:23: "And the God of peace 
himself sanctify you wholly; and may 
your spirit and soul and body be preserved 
entire, without blame at the coming of our 
Lord Jesus Christ.' '. 

2 Cor. 7: 1: "Having therefore these 
promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves 
from all defilement of flesh and spirit, 
perfecting holiness in the fear of God. " 

78 






TOPIC 

HOLINESS (Continued) 



1 Pet. 1:14-17: "As children of obe- 
dience, not fashioning yourselves accord- 
ing to your former lusts in the time of 
your ignorance: but like as he who called 
you is holy, be ye yourselves also holy in 
all manner of living; because it is written, 
Ye shall be holy; for I am holy. " 

1 John 5: 4, 5, 18, 21: "For whatsoever 
is begotten of God overcometh the world: 
and this is the victory that hath over- 
come the world, even our faith. M 

"We know that whosoever is begotten 
of God sinneth not; but he that was begot- 
ten of God keepeth himself, and the evil 
one toucheth him not. My little children, 
guard yourselves from idols. " 

1 John 1: 6, 7: "If we say that we have 
fellowship with him and walk in the dark- 
ness, we lie, and do not the truth: but 
if we walk in the light, as he is in the 
light, we have fellowship one with an- 
other, and the blood of Jesus his Son 
, cleanseth us from all sin. ' ' 

3 John 1:11: "Beloved, imitate not 
that which is evil, but that which is good. 
He that doeth good is of God: he that 
doeth evil hath not seen God. " 

1 Pet. 1: 22, 23: "Seeing ye have puri- 
fied your souls in your obedience to the 
truth unto unfeigned love of the brethren, 
love one another from the heart fervent- 
ly: having been begotten again, not of 
corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, 
through the word of God, which liveth 
and abided." 

6 79 



TOPIC 

HYPOCRITES 



2 Tim. 3: 5: "Holding a form of godli- 
ness, but having denied the power thereof: 
from these also turn away." 

2 Cor. 5: 12: "We are not again com- 
mending ourselves unto you, but speak 
as giving you occasion of glorying on our 
behalf, that ye may have wherewith to 
answer them that glory in appearance, and 
not in heart." 

Matt. 23:3, 15, 29: "All things there- 
fore whatsoever they bid • you, these do 
and observe: but do not ye after their 
works; for they say, and do not." 

"Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, 
hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land 
to make one proselyte; and when he is 
become so,, ye make him twofold more a 
son of hell than yourselves." 

"Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, 
hypocrites! for ye build the sepulchres of 
the prophets, and garnish the tombs of the 
righteous." 

Matt. 7: 1-5: "Judge not, that ye be not 
judged. For w T ith what judgment ye 
judge, ye shall be judged: and with what 
measure ye mete, it shall be measured 
unto you. And why beholdest thou the 
mote that is in thy brother's eye, but 
considerest not the beam that is in thine 
own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy 
brother, Let me cast out the mote out 
of thine eye; and lo, the beam is in thine 
own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first 
the beam out of thine own eye: and then 
shalt thou see clearly to cast out the 
mote out of thy brother's eye." 
80 



TOPIC 

INDIFFERENCE 



Eph. 5: 14: "Wherefore he saith, Awake, 
thou that sleepest, and arise from the 
dead, and Christ shall shine upon thee.'' 

Hfib. 2: 3: "How shall we escape, if we 
neglect so great a salvation? which hav- 
ing at the first been spoken through the 
Lord, was confirmed unto us by them that 
heard. ; ' , 

Luke 13:3: "I tell you, Nay: but, ex- 
cept ye repent, ye shall all in like manner 
perish. ? ' 

John 3:36: "'He that believeth on the 
Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth 
not the Son shall not see life, but the 
wrath of God abideth on him." 

2 Thess. 2:11-13: "And for this cause 
God sendeth them a working of error, that 
they should believe a lie: that they all 
might be judged who believed not the 
truth, but had pleasure in unrighteous- 



Matt. 13: 15: "For this people's heart 
is waxed gross, 

And their ears are dull of hearing, 

And their eyes they have closed; 

Lest haply they should perceive with 

their eyes, 
And hear with their ears, 
And understand with their heart, 
And should turn again, 
And I should heal them." 

John 8:24: "Except ye believe that I 
am he, ye shall die in your sins." 
81 



TOPIC 

IMMORTALITY 



1 Tbess. 5:23: "And the God of peace 
himself sanctify you wholly; and may 
your spirit and soul and body be preserved 
entire, without blame at the coming of 
our Lord Jesus Christ. " 

Hob. 4: 12, 13: "Tor the word of Cod is 
living, and active, and sharper than any 
two-edged sword, and piercing even to the 
dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints 
and marrow, and quick to discern the 
thoughts and intents of the heart. And 
there is no creature that is not manifest 
in his sight.' ' 

Luke 16: 19-26: "Now there was a cer- 
tain rich man, and he was clothed in purple 
and fine linen, faring sumptuously every 
day: and a certain beggar named Lazarus 
was laid at his gate, full of sores, and 
desiring to be fed with the crumbs that 
fell from the rich man's table; yea, even 
the dogs came and licked his sores. And 
it came to pass, that the beggar died, and 
that he was carried away by the angels 
into Abraham's bosom: and the rich man 
also died, and was buried. And in Hades 
he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, 
and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus 
in his bosom. And he cried and said, 
Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and 
send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of 
his finger in water, and cool my tongue: 
for I am in anguish in this flame. But 
Abraham said, Son, remember that thou 
in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, 
and Lazarus in like manner evil things: 
but now here he is comforted, and thou 
art in anguish. ' ' 

82 



TOPIC 

JUDGMENT 



Rom. 14: 12: "So then each one of us 
shall give account of himself to God. " 

Matt. 12: 36: "And I say unto you, that 
every idle word that men shall speak, 
they shall give account thereof in the day 
of judgment." 

Acts 24: 25: "And as he reasoned of 
righteousness, and self-control, and the 
judgment to come, Felix was terrified, and 
answered, Go thy way for this time; and 
when I have a convenient season, I will 
call thee unto me. ' ? 

2 Cor. 5: 10: "For we must all be made 
manifest before the judgment-seat of 
Christ; that each one may receive the 
things done in the body, according to what 
he hath done, whether it be good or bad." 

1 Cor. 3: 13-16: "Each man's work shall 
be made manifest: for the day shall de- 
clare it, because it is revealed in fire: 
and the fire shall prove each man's work 
of what sort it is." 

Rev. 20: 12: "And I saw the dead, the 
great and the small, standing before the 
throne; and books were opened: and an- 
other book was opened, which is the book 
of life: and the dead were judged out 
of the things which were written in the 
books, according to their works." 

John 3: 18: "He that believeth on him 
is not judged: but he that believeth not 
hath been judged already, because he hath 
not believed on the name of the only be- 
gotten Son of God." 
83 



TOPIC 

LORD'S SUPPER 



Matt. 26: 26-29: "And as they were eat- 
ing, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and 
brake it; and he gave to the disciples, 
and said, Take, eat; this is my body. And 
he took a cup, and gave thanks, saying, 
Drink ye all of it; for this is my blood 
of the covenant, which is poured out for 
many unto remission of sins. " 

Acts 20:7: "And upon the first day 
of the week, when we were gathered to- 
gether to break bread, Paul discoursed with 
them, intending to depart on the morrow; 
and prolonged his speech until midnight." 



Acts 2:42: "And they continued sted- 
fastly in the apostles' teaching and fel- 
lowship, in the breaking of bread and 
the prayers.' ' 

Luke 22:19-21: "And he took bread, 
and when he had given thanks, he brake 
it, and gave to them, saying, This is my 
body which is given for you: this do in 
remembrance of me. And the cup in like 
manner after supper, saying, This cup is 
the new covenant in my blood." 

1 Cor. 11: 26-30: "For as oft as ye eat 
this bread, and drink the cup, ye proclaim 
the Lord's death till he come. Wherefore 
whosoever shall eat the bread or drink 
the cup of the Lord in an unworthy man- 
ner, shall be guilty of the body and the 
blood of the Lord. But let a man prove 
himself, and so let him eat of the bread, 
and drink of the cup. For he that eateth 
and drinketh, eateth and drinketh judg- 
ment unto himself, if he discern not the 
body." 

84 



TOPIC 

LOVE 



John 14:24, 27: "He that loveth me 
not keepeth not my words: and the word 
which ye hear is not mine, but the Fa- 
ther 's who sent me. Peace I leave with 
you; my peace I give unto you: not as 
the world giveth, give I unto you. Let 
not your heart be troubled, neither let it 
be fearful. " 

John 21:15-18: "So when they had 
broken their fast Jesus saith to Simon 
Peter, Simon, son of John, lovest thou 
me more than these? He saith unto him, 
Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. 
He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. He 
saith unto him again a second time, Si- 
mon, son of John, lovest thou me? He 
saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest 
that I love thee. He saith unto him, Tend 
my sheep. He saith unto him the third 
time, Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? 
Peter was grieved because he said unto 
him the third time, Lovest thou me? And 
he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all 
things; thou knowest that I love thee. 
Jesus saith unto him. Feed my sheep." 

1 John 2: 5, 15: "But whoso keepeth 
his word, in him verily hath the love of 
God been perfected. Hereby we know 
that we are in him." 

"Love not the world, neither the 
things that are in the world. If any man 
love the world, the love of the Father 
is not in him." 

1 John 5: 1-3: "Whosoever believeth 

that Jesus is the Christ is begotten of 

God: and whosoever loveth him that begat 

loveth him also that is begotten of him. 

85 



TOPIC 

MALICE 



1 Thess. 5:15: "See that none render 
unto any one evil for evil; but always 
follow after that which is good, one to- 
ward another, and toward all. " 

1 Pet. 2: 1: "Putting away therefore all 
wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, 
and envies, and all evil speakings." 

John 18: 22-24: "And when he had said 
this, one of the officers standing by struck 
Jesus with his hand, saying, Answerest 
thou the high priest so? Jesus answered 
him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness 
of the evil: but if well^ why smitest thou 



Rom. 12: 19: "Avenge not yourselves, 
beloved, but give place unto the wrath 
of God: for it is written, Vengeance be- 
longeth to me; I will recompense, saith 
the Lord." 

Eph..4:31: "Let all bitterness, and 
wrath, and anger, and clamor, and railing, 
be put away from you, with all malice. " 

1 Cor. 5:7, 8: "Purge out the old 
leaven, that ye may be a new lump, 
even as ye are unleavened. For our pass- 
over also hath been sacrificed, even 
Christ: wherefore let us keep the feast, 
not with old leaven, neither with the 
leaven of malice and wickedness, but with 
the unleavened bread of sincerity and 
truth." 

Col. 3: 8: "But now do ye also put them 
all away: anger, wrath, malice, railing, 
shameful speaking out of your mouth." 
86 



TOPIC 

OBEDIENCE 



1 John 2: 3-6, 17: "And hereby we know 
that we know him, if we keep his com- 
mandments. He that saith, I know him, 
and keepeth not his commandments, is a 
liar, and the truth is not in him; but 
whoso keepeth his word, in him verily 
hath the love of God been perfected. 
Hereby we know that we are in him; he 
that saith he abideth in him ought himself 
also to walk even as he walked. And 
the world passeth away, and the lust there- 
of: but he that doeth the will of God 
abideth for ever. " 

John 15: 10, 14: "If ye keep my com- 
mandments, ye shall abide in my love; 
even as I have kept my Father's com- 
mandments, and abide in his love. Ye 
are my friends, if ye do the things which 
I command you. " 

Acts 6:7: "And the word of God in- 
creased; and the number of the disciples 
multiplied in Jerusalem exceedingly; and 
a great company of the priests were obe- 
dient to the faith. " 

'. Heb. 5:7-10: "Who in the days of his 
flesh, having offered up prayers and sup- 
plications with strong crying and tears 
unto him that was able to save him from 
death, and having been heard for his 
godly fear, though he was a. Son, yet 
learned obedience by the things which he 
suffered; and having been made perfect, 
he became unto all them that obey him 
the author of eternal salvation; named of 
God a high priest after the order of Mel- 
eliizedelc." 

87 



TOPIC 

PEACE 



Rom. 12: 18: "If it be possible, as much 
as in you lieth, be at peace with all men." 

Mark 12: 18: "Salt is good: but if the 
salt have lost its saltness, wherewith will 
ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, 
and be at peace one with another." 

Rom. 14: 19: "So then let us follow af- 
ter things which make for peace, and 
things whereby we may edify one an- 
other." 

1 Cor. 14:33: "For God is not a God 
of confusion, but of peace." 

2 Cor. 13:11: "Finally, brethren, fare- 
well. Be perfected; be comforted; be of 
the same mind; live in peace: and the God 
of love and peace shall be with you." 

Eph. 4: 3: "Giving diligence to keep the 
unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace." 

1 Thess. 5: 13: "And to esteem them 
exceeding highly in love for their work's 
sake. Be at peace among yourselves." 

2 Tim. 2: 2: "And the things which thou 
hast heard from me among many wit- 
nesses, the same commit thou to faithful 
men, who shall be able to teach others 
also." 

Heb. 12:14: "Follow after peace with 
all men, and the sanctification without 
which no man shall see the Lord." 

Matt. 5:9: "Blessed are the peace- 
makers: for they shall be called the chil- 
dren of God." 

88 



TOPIC 

PERSECUTION 



Phil. 1: 29: "Because to you it hath 
been granted in the behalf of Christ, not 
only to believe on him, but also to suffer 
in his behalf. " 

1 Pet. 4: 14: "If ye are reproached for 
the name of Christ, blessed are ye; be- 
cause the Spirit of glory and the Spirit of 
God resteth upon you." 

Acts 5:41: "They therefore departed 
from the presence of the council, rejoicing 
that they were counted worthy to suffer 
dishonor for the Name." 

Matt. 5:11-13: "Blessed are ye when 
men shall reproach you, and persecute you, 
and say all manner of evil against you 
falsely, for my sake. Eejoice, and be ex- 
ceeding glad: for great is your reward in 
heaven: for so persecuted they the proph- 
ets that were before you." 

Rom. 8:18: "For I reckon that the 
sufferings of this present time are not 
worthy to be compared with the glory 
which shall be revealed to us-ward. " 



2 Tim. 2:12: "If we endure, we shall 
also reign with him: if we shall deny him, 
he also will deny us." 

Heb. 11:25: "Choosing rather to share 
ill treatment with the people of God, than 
to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a sea- 
son." 

2 Cor. 4:17: "For our light affliction, 
which is for the moment, worketh for us 
more and more exceedingly an eternal 
weight of glory." 

89 



TOPIC 

PRAYER 



Eph.*6:18: "With all prayer and sup- 
plication praying at all seasons in the 
Spirit, and watching thereunto in all per- 
severance and supplication for all the 
saints. ' ' 

1 Thess. 5:17-19: "Pray without ceas- 
ing; in everything give thanks: for this is 
the will of God in Christ Jesus to you- 
ward. ' ' 

Jas. 5:17-19: "Elijah was a man of 
like passions with us> and he prayed fer- 
vently that it might not rain; and it rained 
not on the earth for three years and six 
months. And he prayed again; and the 
heaven gave rain, and the earth brought 
forth her fruit. " 

1 Cor. 14: 15: "What is it then? I will 
pray with the spirit, and I will pray with 
the understanding also. " 

Rom. 8:26: "And in like manner the 
Spirit also helpeth our infirmity: for we 
know not how to pray as we ought; but the 
Spirit himself maketh intercession for us 
with groanings which cannot be uttered." 

Jas. 1: 5, 6: "But if any of you lacketh 
wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to 
all liberally and upbraideth not; and it 
shall be given him. But let him ask in 
faith, nothing doubting: for he that doubt- 
eth is like the surge of the sea driven by 
the wind and tossed. " 

1 John 3: 22: "And whatsoever we ask 
we receive of him, because we keep his 
commandments and do the things that are 
pleasing in his sight. " 
90 



TOPIC 

REPENTANCE 



Luke 5: 32: "I am not come to call the 
righteous, but sinners to repentance. ' ' 

Lube 15: 7: "I say unto you, that even 
so there shall be joy in heaven over one 
sinner that repenteth, more than over 
ninety and nine righteous persons, who 
need no repentance. ' ' 

Lube 24: 47: "And that repentance and 
remission of sins should be preached in his 
name unto all the nations, beginning from 
Jerusalem. ' ' 

Acts 3: 19: "Kepent ye therefore, and 
turn again, that your sins may be blotted 
out, that so there may come seasons of 
refreshing from the presence of the Lord. y ' 

Matt. 4: 17: "From that time began 
Jesus to preach, and to say, Eepent ye; 
for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. " 

Mark 2: 17: "And when Jesus heard it, 
he saith unto thein, They that are whole 
have no need of a physician, but they that 
are sick: I came not to call the righteous, 
but sinners." * 



Mark 6:12: "And they went out, and 
preached that men should repent." 

2 Cor. 7: 9, 10: "I now rejoice, not that 
ye were made sorry, but that ye were 
made sorry unto repentance; for ye were 
made sorry after a godly sort, that ye 
might suffer loss by us in nothing. For 
godly sorrow worketh repentance unto sal* 
vation, a repentance which bringeth no 
regret: but the sorrow of the world work- 
eth death." 

91 



TOPIC 

RESPONSIBILITY 



Eph. 4:7: "But unto each one of us 
was the grace given according to the 
measure of the gift of Christ." 

Ram. 12: 3, 6-8: "For I say, through the 
grace that was given me, to every man 
that is among you, not to think of him- 
self more highly than he ought to think; 
but so to think as to think soberly, accord- 
ing as God hath dealt to each man a meas- 
ure of faith. And having gifts differing 
according to the grace that was given to 
us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy 
according to the proportion of our faith; or 
ministry, let us give ourselves to our min- 
istry; or he that teacheth, to his teaching; 
or he that exhorteth, to his exhorting; he 
that giveth, let him do it with liberality; 
he that ruleth, with diligence; he that 
showeth mercy, with cheerfulness. ' ' 

Mark 6: 11: "And whatsoever place 
shall not receive you, and they hear you 
not, as ye go forth thence, shake off the 
dust that is under your feet for a testi- 
mony unto them." 

John 3:18, 19: "He that belie veth on 
him is not judged: he that believeth not 
hath not believed on the name of the only 
begotten Son of God. And this is the 
judgment, that the light is come into the 
world, and men loved the darkness rather 
than the light; for their works were evil. 1 

Eph. 4: 1, 2: "Be ye therefore imita- 
tors of God, as beloved children; and walk 
in love, even as Christ also loved you, 
and gave himself up for us, an offering and 
a sacrifice to God for an odor of a sweet 
smell. ' f 

92 






TOPIC 

RESURRECTION OF THE BODY 



Acts 26: 8: "Why is it judged incred- 
ible with you, if God doth raise the 
dead?" 

1 Cor. 15:13, 14, 35, 37, 42, 44: "But 
if there is no resurrection of the dead, 
neither hath Christ been raised: and if 
Christ hath not been raised, then is our 
preaching vain, your faith also is vain. 
But some one will say, How are the dead 
raised? and with what manner of body 
do they come? And that which thou 
sowest, thou sowest not the body that shall 
be, but a bare grain, it may chance of 
wheat, or of some other kind. So also is 
the resurrection of the dead. It is sown 
in corruption; it is raised in incorruption. 
It is sown a natural body; it is raised a 
spiritual body. If there is a natural body, 
there is also a spiritual body. " 

1 Cor. 15: 20, 23: "But now hath Christ 
been raised from the dead, the flrstfruits 
of them that are asleep. But each in his 
own order: Christ the firstfruits; then they 
that are Christ 's, at his coming. " 

2 Cor. 5: 1: "For we know that if the 
earthly house of our tabernacle be dis- 
solved, we have a building from God, 
a house not made with hands, eternal, in 
the heavens.' ? 

John 5:28, 29: "Marvel not at this: 
for the hour cometh, in which all that are 
in the tombs shall hear his voice, and 
shall come forth; they that have done 
good, unto the resurrection of life; and 
they that have done evil, unto the resur- 
rection of judgment. ,? 
93 



TOPIC 

SALVATION 



Acts 4: 12: "And in none other is there 
salvation: for neither is there any other 
name under heaven, that is given among 
men, wherein we must be saved. " 

Rev. 22:17: "And the Spirit and the 
bride say, Come. And he that heareth, let 
him say, Come. And he that is athirst, 
let him come: he that will, let him take 
the water of life freely. " 

Luke 19: 10: "For the Son of man came 
to seek and to save that which was lost. " 

Matt. 11: 28-31: "Come unto me, all ye 
that labor and are heavy laden, and I will 
give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, 
and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly 
in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your 
souls. For mv yoke is easy, and my burden 
is light." 

Rom. 10: 13: "For, Whosoever shall call 
upon the name of the Lord shall be 
saved. ' ' 

John 14:6: "Jesus saith unto him, I 
am the way, and the truth, and the life: 
no one cometh unto the Father, but by 



Acts 16: 31: "And they said, Believe 
on the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be 
saved, thou and thy house. ,? 

Mark 16:15, 16: "And he said unto 
them, Go ye into all the world, and preach 
the gospel to the whole creation. He that 
believeth and is baptized shall be saved; 
but he that disbelieveth shall be con- 
demned.' ' 

94 



TOPIC 

SANCTIFICATION 



John 17: 17, 19: "Sanctify them in the 
truth: thy word is truth. And for their 
sakes I sanctify myself, that they them- 
selves also may be sanctified in truth.' ' 

Acts 26:17, 18: "Delivering thee from 
the people, and from the Gentiles, unto 
whom I send thee, to open their eyes, that 
they may turn from darkness to light 
and from the power of Satan unto God, 
that they may receive remission of sins 
and an inheritance among them that are 
sanctified by faith in me." 

Rom. 15: 16: "That I should be a min- 
ister of Christ Jesus unto the Gentiles, 
ministering the gospel of God, that the 
offering up of the Gentiles might be made 
acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy 
Spirit. » 

1 Cor. 1:2, 30: "Unto the church of 
God which is at Corinth, even them that 
are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be 
saints, with all that call upon the name of 
our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, their 
Lord, and ours. But of him are ye in 
Christ Jesus, who was made unto us wis- 
dom from God, and righteousness and sanc- 
tification, and redemption." 

1 Cor. 6: 11: "And such were some of 
you: but ye were washed, but ye were 
sanctified, but ye were justified in the 
name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and in 
the Spirit of our God. " 

1 Thess. 4:3: "For this is the will of 
God, even your sanctification, that ye ab- 
stain from fornication. ' ? 
7 95 



TOPIC 

SELF-DENIAL 



Luke 9:23-25: "And he said unto all, 
If any man would come after me, let 
him deny himself, and take up his cross 
daily, and follow me. For whosoever 
would save his life shall lose it; but who- 
soever shall lose his life for my sake, the 
same shall save it. " 

Luke 14:33: "So therefore whosoever 
he be of you that renounceth not all that 
he hath, he cannot be my disciple." 

Phil. 2:5-8: "Have this mind in you, 
which was also in Christ Jesus: who, ex- 
isting* in the form of God, counted not 
the being on an equality with God a thing 
to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking 
the form of a servant, being made in 
the likeness of men." 

Matt. 5:29-31: "And if thy right eye 
causeth thee to stumble, pluck it out, and 
cast it from thee: for it is profitable for 
thee that one of thy members should per- 
ish, and not thy whole body be cast into hell. 
And if thy right hand causeth thee to 
stumble, cut it off, and cast it from thee: 
for it is profitable for thee that one of 
thy members should perish, and not thy 
whole body go into hell. " 

Luke 18:28-31: "And Peter said, Lo, 
we have left our own, and followed thee. 
And he said unto them, Verily I say unto 
you, There is no man that hath left house, 
or wife, or brethren, or parents, or chil- 
dren, for the kingdom of God's sake, who 
shall not receive manifold more in this 
time, and in the world to come eternal 
life." 

96 



TOPIC 

SELFISHNESS 



Rom. 15: 1-7: "Now we that are strong 
ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, 
and not to please ourselves. Let each one 
of us please his neighbor for that which 
is good, unto edifying. For Christ also 
pleased not himself; but, as it is written, 
The reproaches of them that reproached 
thee fell upon me. For whatsoever things 
were written aforetime were written for 
our learning, that through patience and 
through comfort of the scriptures we might 
have hope. Now the God of patience and 
of comfort grant you to be of the same 
mind one with another, according to 
Christ Jesus: that with one accord ye may 
with one mouth glorify the God and Fa- 
ther of our Lord Jesus Christ. Where- 
fore receive ye one another, even as Christ 
also received. ' ' 

2 Cor. 5: 15: "And he died for all, that 
they that live should no longer live unto 
themselves, but unto him who for their 
sakes died and rose again.' ' 

Gal, 6:2: "Bear ye one another's bur- 
dens, and so fulfil the law of Christ." 

Phil. 2: 4, 20, 21: "Not looking each of 
you to his own things, but each of you 
also to the things of others. For I have no 
man likeminded, who will care truly for 
your state. For they all seek their own, 
not the things of Jesus Christ." 

1 John 3:17: "But whoso hath the 
world's goods, and beholdeth his brother 
in need, and shutteth up his compassion 
from him, how doth the love of God abide 
in him?" 

97 



TOPIC 

SIN 



1 John 3: 4: " Every one that doeth sin 
doeth also lawlessness; and sin is law- 
lessness." 

Rom. 5: 12: " Therefore, as through one 
man sin entered into the world, and death 
through sin; and so death passed unto all 
men, for that all sinned. ' ' 

John 16:8-10: "And he, when he is 
come, will convict the world in respect of 
sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 
of sin, because they believe not on me." 

Rom. 7:17: "So now it is no more I 
that do it, but sin which dwelleth in me." 

1 John 5: 17: "All unrighteousness is 
sin: and there is a sin not unto death." 

Rom. 6:23: "For the wages of sin is 
death; but the free gift of God is eternal 
life in Christ Jesus our Lord." 

1 Cor. 15: 22: "For as in Adam all die, 
so also in Christ shall all be made alive." 

1 John 1: 6-10: "If we say that we have 
fellowship with him and walk in the dark- 
ness, we lie, and do not the truth: but if 
we walk in the light as he is in the light, 
we have fellowship one with another, and 
the blood of Jesus his Son cleanseth us 
from all sin. If we say that we have no 
sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is 
not in us. If we confess our sins, he is 
faithful and righteous to forgive us our 
sins, and to cleanse us from all unright- 
eousness. If« we say that we have not 
sinncdy. we.make him a liar, and his word 
is not in us^" 

98 



TOPIC 

SONSHIP 



Gal. 3:26, 27: "For ye are all sons of 
God, through faith, in Christ Jesus. For 
as many of you as were baptized into 
Christ did put on Christ." 

Gal. 4:3-8: "We also, when we were 
children, were held in bondage under the 
rudiments of the world: but when the ful- 
ness of the time came^ God sent forth his 
Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 
that he might redeem them that were under 
the law, that we might receive the adop- 
tion of sons. And because ye are sons, 
God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into 
our hearts, crying, Abba, Father. So that 
thou art no longer a bond-servant, but a 
son; and if a son, then an heir through 
God." 



1 John 3: 1-3: "Behold what manner of 
love -the Father hath bestowed upon us, 
that we should be called children of God; 
and such we are. For this cause the world 
knoweth us not, because it knew him not. 
Beloved, now are we children of God, and 
it is not yet made manifest what we shall 
be. We know that, if he shall be mani- 
fested, we shall be like him; for we shall 
see him even as he is." 

Rom. 8: 14-18: "For as many as are led 
by the Spirit of God, these are the sons of 
God. For ye received not the spirit of 
bondage again unto fear; but ye received 
the spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, 
Abba, Father. The Spirit himself beareth 
witness with our spirit, that we are chil- 
dren of God: and if children, then heirs; 
heirs of God, and tjointtfeeirs with ;Ghra«t,; 
if so be that we isiiffer ■■ twirth Aim, jjfbittftitpp) 
may be also gkri$B&"*7ft&*tK^.*' 11 

99 



TOPIC 

SUFFERING 



Heb. 5: 8: "Though he was a Son, yet 
learned obedience by the things which he 
suffered. ' ' 

John 9:2-4: "And his disciples asked 
him, saying, Eabbi, who sinned, this man, 
or his parents, that he should be born 
blind? Jesus answered, Neither did this 
man sin, nor his parents: but that the 
works of God should be made manifest in 
him." 

2 Cor. 4: 16: "Wherefore we faint not; 
but though our outward man is decaying, 
yet our inward man is renewed day by 
day." 

2 Cor. 12:9: "And he hath said unto 
me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for 
my power is made perfect in weakness. 
Most gladly therefore will I rather glory 
in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ 
may rest upon me." 

Heb. 12:3-10: "For consider him that 
hath endured such gainsaying of sin- 
ners against himself, that ye wax not 
weary, fainting in your souls. Ye have 
not yet resisted unto blood, striving 
against sin: and ye have forgotten the 
exhortation which reasoneth with you as 
with sons. My son, regard not lightly 
the chastening of the Lord, nor faint 
when thou art reproved of him; For 
whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, And 
scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. 
It is for chastening that ye endure; God 
dealeth with you as with sons; for what 
son is there whom his father chasteneth 
not?" 

300 



TOPIC 

TEMPTATION 



Bom. 8:35-40: "Who shall separate us 
from the love of Christ 1 ? shall tribulation, 
or anguish, or persecution, or famine, or 
nakedness, or peril, or sword? Even as it 
is written, For thy sake we are killed all 
the day long; We were accounted as sheep 
for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things 
we are more than conquerors through him 
that loved us."' 

EplL 6: 11-14: "Put on the whole armor 
of God, that ye may be able to stand 
against the wiles of the devil. For our 
wrestling is not against flesh and blood, 
but against the principalities, against the 
powers, against the world-rulers of this 
darkness, against the spiritual hosts of 
wickedness in the heavenly places. Where- 
fore take up the whole armor of God, that 
ye may be able to withstand in the evil 
day, and, having done all, to stand.' ' 

1 Cor. 10:13: "There hath no tempta- 
tion taken you but such as man can bear: 
but God is faithful, who will not suffer 
you to be tempted above that ye are able; 
but will with the temptation make also 
the way of escape, that ye may be able 
to endure it. " 

Jas. 1: 12-15: "Blessed is the man that 
endureth temptation; for when he hath 
been approved, he shall receive the crown 
of life, which the Lord promised to them 
that love him. Let no man say when he 
is tempted, I am tempted of God; for 
God can not be tempted with evil, and he 
himself tempteth no man: but each man 
is tempted, when he is drawn away by 
his own lust, and enticed." 
101 



TOPIC 

UNBELIEF 



Mark 16: 14-16: "And afterward he was 
manifested unto the eleven themselves as 
they sat at meat; and he upbraided them 
with their unbelief and hardness of heart, 
because they believed not them that had 
seen him after he was risen. And he 
said unto them, Go ye into all the world, 
and preach the gospel to the whole crea- 
tion. > > 

John 20: 24-30: "But Thomas, one of the 
twelve, called Didymus, was not with them 
when Jesus came. The other disciples 
therefore said unto him, We have seen the 
Lord. But he said unto them, Except I 
shall see in his hands the print of the 
nails, and put my finger into the print 
of the nails, and put my hand into his 
side, I will not believe. " 

"And after eight days again his dis- 
ciples were within, and Thomas with them. 
Jesus cometh, the doors being shut, and 
stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto 
you. Then saith he to Thomas, Beach 
hither thy finger, and see my hands; and 
reach hither thy hand, and put it into my 
side: and be not faithless, but believing. 
Thomas answered and said unto him, My 
Lord and my God. Jesus said unto him, 
Because thou hast seen me, thou hast be- 
lieved: blessed are they that have not 
seen, and yet have believed. " 

2 Cor. 4: 3, 4: "And even if our gospel 
is veiled, it is veiled in them that perish: 
in whom the god of this world hath blind- 
ed the minds of the unbelieving, that the 
light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, 
who is the image of God, should not 
dawn upon them. " 

102 



TO.FKJ 

WARFARE 



Eph. 4 6: 10-14: "Finally, be strong in 
the Lord, and in the strength of his might. 
Put on the whole armor of God, that ye 
may be able to stand against the wiles 
of the devil. For our wrestling is not 
against flesh and blood, but against the 
principalities, against the powers, against 
the world-rulers of this darkness, against 
the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the 
heavenly places. Wherefore take up the 
whole armor of God, that ye may be able 
to withstand in the evil day, and, having 
done all, to stand.' ' 

1 Tim. 6: 12: "Fight the good fight of 
the faith, lay hold on the life eternal, 
whereunto thou wast called, and didst con- 
fess the good confession in the sight of 
many witnesses. ' ' 

2 Tim. 4: 7-9: "I have fought the good 
fight, I have finished the course, I have 
kept the faith: henceforth there is laid 
up for me the crown of righteousness, 
which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall 
give to me at that day; and not me only, 
but also to all them that have loved his 
appearing. ' ' 

Acts 4: 13: "Now when they beheld the 
boldness of Peter and John, and had per- 
ceived that they were unlearned and igno- 
rant men, they marvelled; and they took 
knowledge of them, that they had been 
with Jesus.' \ 

1 Car. 16:13: "Watch ye, stand fast 
in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. 
Let all that ye do be done in love. " 
103 



TOPIC 

WATCHFULNESS 



Matt. 25: 13: " Watch therefore,, for ye 
know not the day nor the hoar. " 

Matt. 26:40-42: "And he cometh unto 
the disciples, and findeth them sleeping, 
and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not 
watch with me one hour? Watch and 
pray, that ye enter not into temptation: 
the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is 
weak. ' ' 

1 Cor. 16: 13: "Watch ye, stand fast in 
the faith, quit you like men, be strong. " 

Col. 4:2: "Continue stedfastly in 
prayer, watching therein with thanks- 
giving. ' ' 

2 Tim. 4: 5: "But be thou sober in all 
things, suffer hardship, do the w T ork of an 
evangelist, fulfil thy ministry." 

1 Pet. 4: 7: "But the end of all things 
is at hand: be ye therefore of sound mind, 
and be^ sober unto prayer." 

Rev. 3: 2, 3, 10, 11: "Be thou watchful, 
and establish the things that remain, which 
were ready to die: for I have found no 
works of thine perfected before my God. 
Eemember therefore how thou hast re- 
ceived and didst hear, and keep it, and re- 
pent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, 
I will come as a thief, and thou shalt 
not know what hour I will come upon 
thee. Because thou didst keep the word 
of my patience, I also will keep thee from 
the hour of trial, that hour which is to 
come upon the whole world. I come quick- 
ly, hold fast that which thou hast, that no 
one take thy crown." 
104 



WORLDLINESS 



Matt. 6: 25-30: "Be not anxious for your 
life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall 
drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall 
put on. Is not the life more than the food, 
and the body more than the raiment? Be- 
hold the birds of the heaven, that they sow 
not, neither do they reap, nor gather into 
barns; and your heavenly Father feedeth 
them. Are not ye of much more value than 
they? And which of you by being anx- 
ious can add one cubit unto the measure 
of his life? And why are ye anxious con- 
cerning raiment? Consider the lilies of the 
field, how they grow; they toil not, neither 
do they spin: yet I say unto you, that even 
Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed 
like one of these. But if God doth so 
clothe the grass of the field, which to-day 
is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, 
shall he not much more clothe you, O ye 
of little faith? Be not therefore anxious, 
saying, What shall we eat? or, What 
shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we 
be clothed?" 

Matt. 6: 16-18: "When ye fast, be not, 
as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: 
for they disfigure their faces, that they 
may be seen of men to fast. Verily I 
say unto you, They have received their 
reward. But thou, when thou fastest, 
anoint thy head, and wash thy face; that 
thou be not seen of men to fast, but of 
thy Father who is in secret: and thy 
Father, who seeth in secret, shall recom- 
pense thee." 

Matt. 6:33, 34: "But seek ye first his 
kingdom, and his righteousness; and all 
these things shall be added unto you." 
105 



TOPIC 

WORK 



Mark 13:34: "It is as when a man, 
sojourning in another country, having left 
his house, and given authority to his ser- 
vants, to each one his work, commanded 
also the porter to watch.' ' 

Matt. 21:28: "But what think ye? A 
man had two sons; and he came to the 
first, and said, Son, go work to-day in 
the vineyard. " 

2 Cor. 6: 1: "And working together 
with him we entreat also that ye receive 
not the grace of God in vain." 

John 9:4: "We must work the works 
of him that sent me, while it is day: 
the night cometh, when no man can work. ' ' 

1 Cor. 15:58: "Wherefore, my beloved 
brethren, be ye stedfast, unmovable, al- 
ways abounding in the work of the Lord, 
forasmuch as ye know that your labor is 
not vairi in the Lord.'* 

John 4:35: "Say not ye, There are 
yet four months, and then cometh the har- 
vest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your 
eyes, and look on the fields, that they 
are white already unto harvest." 

Gal. 6: 10: "So then, as we have oppor- 
tunity, let us work that which is good to- 
ward all men, and especially toward them 
that are of the household of the faith.' 9 

Gal. 6: 9: "And let us not be weary in 
well-doing: for in due season we shall 
reap, if we faint not." 
106 



GENERAL INDEX 

PAGE 

A 

Amusements - 17 

Assurance „ ~ 1 8 

B 

Backslider _ 19 

Baptism 21 

Bible Study - 6 

Business 23 

C 

Christ Divine (God's Testimony) 24 

(Christ's Own Testimony) 25 

(Testimony of Men) 26 

(Testimony of Demons) 27 

Christ (Our Redeemer) 28 

(Our Risen Saviour) 29 

(Our Justifier) 30 

(Our Advocate) 31 

(Our Example) _ 32 

Church 33 

Confession „ 34 

Consecration 44 

Conversion 35 

Conversions (The Three Thousand) 36 

(The Samaritans) „ 37 

(The Eunuch) 38 

(Cornelius) 39 

(Lydia) 40 

(The Jailor) 41 

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GENERAL INDEX 



PAGE 

( Crispus ) _ _ 42 

(Saul) 43 

D 

Decision 45 

Definiteness _ 3 

Devil _._ „ _ 46 

Doubting 48 

Duty _ _ _ 49 

E 

Essential Qualifications 12 

Example - 50 

Excuses - 51 

Excuses (I Am a Member of the 

Church) 52 

(I Am Good Enough) „ ..... 53 

(I Am Not Good Enough to Be a 

Christian) 54 

(I Am Too Great a Sinner) 55 

(Not Now) 56 

(There Are Church-members No Bet- 
ter than I) 57 

(I Can Not Give Up My Evil Ways)... 58 

(I Can Not Surrender All) 59 

(I Have Tried and Failed) 60 

(Can't Hold Out! God's Keeping 

Power) 61 

(I Am Not Concerned) 62 

(I Can't Understand the Bible) 63 

(It Is Too Late for Me to Be Saved)... 64 

F 

Faith - 65 

Forgiveness 67 

G 

Giving 68 

God - 69 

108 ' 



GENERATj INDEX 



PAGE 

Gospel - - - ~ - 71 

Gossip 72 

Grace 73 

H 

Heaven „._ 74 

Hell - 75 

Holy Spirit 76 

Holiness 78 

Hope - - 77 

How to Study the Bible 8 

Hypocrites ~ 80 

I 

Indifferent „ 81 

Immortality 82 

J 

Judgment _ 83 

L 

Lord 's Supper 84 

Love - 85 

M 

Malice „ .......... 86 

O 
Obedience „ 87 

P 

Peace 88 

Persecution 89 

Prayer 90 

Personal Evangelism 10 

It 

Reasons for Personal Evangelism 10 

Repentance _ „ „ 91 

109 



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GENERAL. INDEX 



PAGE 

Responsibility - ~ 92 

Resurrection of the Body 93 

S 

Salvation 94 

Sanctification _ 95 

Self-denial 96 

Selfishness - 97 

Sin „.... 98 

Sonship 99 

Suffering 100 

T 

Temptation . 101 

The Bible 3 

The Personal Worker 12 

The Two Great Divisions _ 4 

U 

Unbelief „ 102 

W 

Warfare^ 103 

Watchfulness _ , 104 

What Not to Do _ 15 

What to Do 13 

Why Study the Bible _ 6 

Work .' 106 

Worldliness « ■ - 105 



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